Ashley is a creative writing graduate student who is one thesis away from graduating. Miles Blake, a celebrity murder mystery writer comes to her university to teach. She gets assigned to be his TA, and they strike up a sort of friendship.

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

When his friend Sean can't muster the courage to break up with his highschool sweetheart, Damien steps in and does the deed for him. Together, Sean and Damien come up with the idea for a new business - Don't Shoot The Messenger, a company that will break up with your girlfriend for you. At first it seems like a great idea, and business is booming. However, some complications that they didn't expect begin to arise.