Silvanus navigates through tombstones in search of the unmarked and secret mausoleum of Father Brett's son. The necromancer, capable of every wickedness, searches Alcatraz Island's Secret Garden for useful plants to help dead spirits return. A clandestine connection between Holiday Dampiere and artist Salvador Dal explodes beyond using an inherited Dal tarot deck. Master tarot interpreter Holiday discovers that the cards are not designed to tell the future, but to help reach the Higher Self. Holiday travels to Spain for misadventures and shares the sad plight of undead Spanish poet/playwright Federico Garcia Lorca. The poet searches for a way to be human again before Enrique taints their Cabeza de Lobo rendezvous. Part fairy tale, a part horror story about characters who convince themselves they are all right. Protagonist and vampire Rodrigo Garc a Olza returns to the racetrack to train horses. Liam and Rodrigo each rent apartments at the prestigious 38 Dolores next to Mission Dolores Park. A series of strange events ensue, including animal-style attacks at the park - and murder. Rodrigo nervously delivers a speech for Liam's film The Preposterous Venery of Ganymede and Cymbeline because Liam stayed home, emotionally incapacitated by a mysterious dire premonition.