 Mr Karva runs a shady little empire in North London. We don t know exactly how he makes his money but we know it s probably not very nice. Mr Karva s stepson, Othello, has ambitions to take the old man s place; and Othello s fainthearted friend, Emilio, has ambitions of his own. This delicate balance of power is upset when Roadrunner finds a strange, sickly-looking 10 year old boy in the park. All his life, Roadrunner has been on the move - but when he looks into the child s eyes, he finds he can finally stop running. It becomes clear that the child can grant each character their own taste of heaven - the  perfect, rosy future of your dreams . The child never talks but transforms the world around him, working on the desire in each character s heart, whatever it may be. Othello wins every bet he makes; Christella finds a new son to replace the baby she lost; Mr. Karva achieves his elusive orgasm and Father Daniel is finally able to express his own secret passions. But nothing ever comes for free...