Arky explains that he made a deal with Volkerps to pick horse race winners in exchange for his soul.
The horses all died as they crossed the finish line, either packed full of dope or due to other maladies, which caused Arky to lose all the money lent to him by Nino.
Arky claims beauty shop owner Cassandra Fishbein located the demon for him.
Nino threatens to drive Cassandra out of business, forcing her to call on Volkerps.
The episode's teleplay later appeared in Ellison's short story collection Slippage.
Ellison stated that the two would often argue over which minor details to include in the comic, describing Adams as being "even more obstinately singleminded" than he is.