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When assigned to determine the cause of brewing tensions in the exclusive seaside city of Ruen, Oscar Teabag-Dooven discovers it’s on the brink of tearing itself apart. Things become complicated when it appears those responsible are in charge of running the place. Drawn into a scandalous plot of insanity and greed, Oscar befriends the Dervy, a young revolutionary, by throwing her off a cliff, and Horace, an elderly doctor with a phobia of worming ointments. Together they battle the ruthless ...
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In which Oscar gets improved pantaloons, a shiny key and something nice to put on his mantelpiece.
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In which Oscar abandons pudding altogether when dinner degrades into the sort of food fight that warrants ring-side tickets.
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In which several things go wrong at the same time, resulting in the sort of chaos that even chaos is confused by.
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In which Oscar gate-crashes a dinner party after treading in something wet and nasty, only to find its cabaret leaves so much to be desired that it borders on greed.
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In which Oscar decides he's had enough and wants to go home, but doesn't because he's in an even worse state than his suitcases and has fewer handles.
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In which Oscar waits for a lift to go ping, before staring at a pile of evicted beds on the pavement outside his bedroom window.
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In which Oscar manages to recite some poetry while being assaulted by his own clothing.
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In which Oscar gets indignant after being tied to a chair, which result in his temper becoming so short that it's debatable whether he had one to begin with.
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In which Oscar stands on a roof after attending a dinner party, before seeing something lumpy in the water that's unrelated to either.
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In which Oscar discovers the hotel's dining resembles an inverted latrine, before meeting a concierge who's convinced it's a brilliant marketing opportunity.
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In which Oscar falls off a stool, which he pretends was intentional, before obtaining the sort of confession that priests would be thrilled with.
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In which Oscar wonders who was responsible for ruining both his suitcases and the hotel he'd left them in, before attempting to run the perpetrator over when he finds out.
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In which Oscar returns to his hotel and vomits in a gutter alongside some police officers doing the same, before ruining an armchair with the sort of stench that strips sinuses.
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In which Oscar is humiliated by a horrid old crone in a hotel foyer, before having his dinner interrupted by a retired doctor with only one eye and a penchant for ambiguity.
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In which Oscar Teabag-Dooven tries not to regurgitate his breakfast into a bucket, before stumbling across a young revolutionary who's keen on using buckets to highlight political injustice.
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