Nicky Belane, private detective and career aloholic, is a troubled man. He is plagued not just by broads, booze, lack of cash and a raging ego, but also by the surreal jobs hes been hired to do. Not only does he have to track down Frensh classical author Celiné – who is meant to be dead – but hes also supposed to find the elusive Res Sparrow – which may or may not be real.