The scientific pioneer returns

A baffling series of vanishings rocks Midland University: a physics professor disappears in broad daylight, a star‑struck technician evaporates before a packed auditorium, and the frantic president begs for help. The only clue is a strange, futuristic figure that materializes on campus, hinting at time‑bending science and a missing scientist named Lancelot Biggs.

Enter the sharp‑tongued publicity man who’s reluctantly roped into the case, tasked with tracking down “Horse‑sense” Hank Cleaver—an eccentric farmhand whose uncanny common‑sense might be the key to unraveling the mystery. As he rattles through campus gossip, secretive affairs, and bewildering rumors, the investigation spirals into a hunt for a man who seems to exist both in the present and beyond it.

The story blends witty banter, a touch of noir, and a speculative twist, inviting listeners to follow a quirky detective as he navigates academic intrigue and the possibility of a temporal loophole before the stakes get any higher.