Asst. D.A. Gibby makes the scene of a Happening (a sort of impromptu creative session held by some advanced exponents of beat degeneration) when one of three performer-nters is stabbed. Gibby rents a loft, takes up Chinese calligraphy, and learns a lot about pop artistry to expose the fraud.... The Absurd, providing some nice nonsense on the wilder shores of the Village.