Lenny Spearfish has had an impressive run of good luck since signing a deal with the devil: he's become an instant millionaire, survived a shooting, and seen an assassin collapse in front of his very eyes. When Jonathan and Maddy meet Spearfish and his deeply religious wife Alice through mutual friends, they are intrigued by his story, and suspect he may be getting help from somewhere other than Hell.

Audrey Panguitch, an old lady with only a goldfish for company, has been having strange dreams. In one of them she predicts the murder of a prominent Swiss businessman, André Masson, down to the last detail. When Jonathan encounters Audrey's niece at a party, he's intrigued by the mystery. As Audrey's predictions become ever more bizarre, Jonathan goes downmarket to prove that dreams can form in the most unexpected ways.

When Maddy is contacted by UFOlogist Lance Graumann, she thinks she's being offered the scoop of a lifetime - the chance to see an alien skeleton. However, their meeting is interrupted by the US military, intent on retrieving the body. When they return to base to inspect their prize, the troops discover that the alien has vanished from within a padlocked crate. Can Jonathan discover the truth about its disappearance?

Jonathan and Maddy are invited by Mimi Tranter, an old colleague of Maddy's, to visit Ghost's Forge, the scene of an unsolved murder 18 months before. The reclusive owner of the house, Ezra Carr, was found stabbed and a burglary was suspected, although nothing had been stolen. What is the significance of the house's nameplate, a disappearing trick by Maddy, and a packet of books hidden in the attic?

Former 70s sex kitten Jacqui Jordan has an accident in her garden one morning, leaving her in a fatal coma. Yet she is seen up and about later that day, having a conversation with an impeccable witness in Crooked Lane. The witness, Kathleen Gilmore, is convinced she has seen a ghost, or an out-of-body manifestation. Jonathan Creek must now throw some light on the problem, with more than a little help from his fan club.

Frank Geiger is killed as he plots a drugs deal in the cellar of a remote farmhouse. When Geiger's corpse is found months later, it has climbed to the top of the stairs, despite having received six bullets to its head. His killer, Harry Peacock, is terrified and fears that Geiger will kill him from beyond the grave. Can Sir Dennis Compton help Jonathan Creek provide an explanation for Geiger's seemingly superhuman powers?