Since Clea went missing, Michael Sleep follows the same daily routine. But one day, Clea's brother shows up threatening to disrupt the status quo.

A strange discovery on a roundabout prompts Michael to convert his garden shed into an alchemist's laboratory and attempt to generate homunculus from the recipe in his dad's old journal. But his neighbor Clive starts to sniff around.

Michael's car is out of action, and on the walk to work, he witnesses a crime. When something at work upsets Kacey, she and Michael escape to Pickles Cafe for some quiet time, where she confesses her deepest secret.

The prophets have to be buried in horse manure to make them grow, and Clive is at the end of his tether when a truckload of the stuff is dumped at the front of Michael's house. But Bev is intrigued and wants to be involved.

The bottled prophets are looking unwell, and Michael still hasn't asked his questions. Brian is causing havoc at the nursing home and warns them that time is of the essence, but on their return, all hell has broken out in Marvin Gardens.