Chapters 1-3 Summary

Kate Schechter is desperately trying to make her flight to Norway to see her boyfriend. Unfortunately, some ancient Norse gods (and the airport staff) get in her way, beginning a sequence of events that requires a detective to try to figure them out. Dirk Gently, holistic investigator, does not yet realize in what he has gotten mixed up.

Kate feels that some God or Gods wish to prevent her from flying to Norway to visit her boyfriend Jean-Philippe in Oslo. So many obstacles have already come up to keep her from getting to the airport in time. Most of the time when Kate tries to go see Jean-Philippe, something comes up and he can not meet her. Kate is filled with doubt that she will make it but decides to go ahead and try. Even though Kate considers herself a New...