'James Alabaster, a man without a future, ekes out a bare existence on the fringes of Sydney's cafe society. All that sustains him is his obsession for Carla Sully, wife of one of Australia's richest men. Then chance and a pornographic home video bring Carla and James together. One by one, the video's sizeable cast are dying of unnatural causes. Is it bizarre coincidence or a murderous conspiracy?' (Publication summary)