George Barber is a seemingly ordinary man with an extraordinary ability: he can exist in an infinite number of possible worlds at once. Two police detectives are called to a ghastly scene; George Barber has been murdered and his brain neatly removed. What could possibly be the motive behind this crime? On the quest for clues, we are transported into the many lives of George Barber, each different, yet somehow the same. Meanwhile, police detectives, baffled by additional deaths and in search of a murderer, are drawn to the enigmatic Dr Kleber, who offers a disturbing explanation for why George's body has been so horribly desecrated...