It follows Batavia police chief Fred Clumly in his pursuit of a magician known as the Sunlight Man, a champion of existential freedom and pre-biblical Babylonian philosophy. As Clumly believes in absolute law, order, justice and a Judeo-Christian world view, the two butt their ideological heads in a number of dialogues, all recorded on audiocassette by Clumly.
The narrative centers around Batavia police chief Fred Clumly's pursuit of a magician named the Sunlight Man, who espouses existential freedom and pre-biblical Babylonian philosophy.  Their contrasting ideologies are explored through numerous dialogues, meticulously documented on audiocassettes by Clumly.