On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.

Psychology professor Elliott Fauman, Ph.D., in researching the lives and personalities of prostitutes, finds his "statistical architype" in actress Meredith Dashley. Fauman is unaware that Dashley, a world renowned actress, has assumed the role of a prostitute only for her current theatrical production. Through a story that intermingles the zany antics of university life, the always humorous theatrical circles, and the sexy world of prostitutes, Fauman falls in love with Dashley before learning of her true identity.

An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.