Aspiring playwright Nigel Burke is neurotic and agoraphobic and hasn't written a word for three months, to the chagrin of his wife, agent and friends. A mysterious man who knows of Nigel's interest in Byron gives him a goblet used by the poet. Drinking from this goblet causes subtle changes in Nigel's confidence and manner. Then, out of nowhere, Byron himself appears. This flippant comedy is by the author of Natural Causes