The year is 3015. The Distritube —a wonderful piece of high technology combining a TV set and a one-button remote with an automated delivery mechanism— has saved the world from the hassles of ever leaving their flat.

At the Residence Gudul, like most of his neighbors, Dowie sits down to enjoy some delightful, unadultered consumerism in front of his Distritube, when suddenly, the whole system breaks down. Incredibly annoyed but determined to get it fixed, Dowie musters up the courage to leave his room and meet with the janitor, the building's only hope.

A pleasant week-end is ruined, but worse news are looming: the janitor has been murdered! What Dowie do now?