Morlar,asecondclasswriter,isbrutallykilled.Hisheadistotallysmashed.WhenInspectorBrunel,aFrenchcop,workinginanexchangeprograminLondon,andsergeantDufflookupinhisappartment,Morlarcomesbacktolife.Heresiststallhisviolations,amedicalsensation.Theresearchesshow,thatallpeople,whohurtMorlarinanyway,diedthereafterinastrangeway.Aboveall,tothosepeoplebelongauthorities,ashisparents,teachers,priests.Morlarthought,heinitiatedALLcatastrophiesonearth.WhenheaskedDr.Zonfeldforhelpandshedidn'tbelievehim,heletanairplanecrashintoabuilding.Whydoesn'thedie?DoesithavesomethingtodowiththeQueenvisitigWestminsterAbbeY?AndWindscale?
