Ein Mann der darauf wartet, dass das Leben anfängt und bei einer Mordserie in seiner näheren Umgebung die Chance sieht, ins Rampenlicht zu treten. Doch Krimis leidenschaftlich zu lesen, bedeutet nicht, reale Fälle lösen zu können.
Martin Reed is the proverbial butt of everyone's jokes. Working as a glorified accountant at Southern Toilet Supply and still living with his cantankerous mother, he has become resigned to the world in which he lives. But everything soon conspires against Martin when he arrives at work to find a co-worker has been brutally murdered and the overwhelming evidence points to him - especially when he can't or won't admit that he has an alibi. When a second victim is found in the company bathroom, things really conspire against Martin. Could Martin be guilty? Or is he just misunderstood?