Back story: Pissed off at the proliferation of sin in the world, Jesus suggests it might be a good time for the Apocalypse. When God disagrees, Jesus decides to drop in on Las Vegas to preach a little righteousness in Sin City. As punishment for leaving Heaven without permission God grounds him, taking away Jesus? ability to perform miracles, leaving him stranded in Vegas with no way to return home and even worse ? no way to prove who he really is. After getting arrested for vagrancy on his first night back, Jesus is sent to a mental institution as a nut who thinks he?s the son of God. Eventually, with no money and nowhere else to go, he ends up living with the homeless at Sunset Park. From amongst the incarcerated, the insane and indigent he meets along the way Jesus puts together a group of Apostles, including a washed-up one-hit wonder Rock Star, a Vietnam Vet who believes the war isn't over and is the terror of the Chinatown district, a dwarf that swears he?s Elvis? twin brother Aaron who supposedly died at birth and a 46 year-old Trekkie called Captain Kirk. Together they try to help Jesus keep out of trouble so he can get back to Heaven. And in Vegas baby that ain?t easy ? even for the Lord.
Excerpt from Chtpr 78
Jesus visited with Mo?Fo and Biatch in their cell. A guard came by and yelled, ?mail call.? He tossed a few letters to Mo?Fo, and handed a couple to Jesus. Having just been arrested last night, Christ wondered how could it be that he was already getting mail. He looked closer and saw the answer - none of them were postmarked - it was all internal mail, from other inmates. He tossed them aside on the bunk, and Biatch asked him why he wasn?t reading them.
Jesus explained the problems he had been having with questions since he arrived.
Biatch picked up the letters. ?How bad can they be?? He opened the first one and read aloud. ?Dear Jesus, what did you have to eat at the Last Supper??
?See? See what I mean?? said a frustrated Jesus. ?Why can?t it be, ?Can you forgive me for my sins?? or ?How can I get to Heaven?? or even ?Hey, what?s God look like?? No, I get ?Can my dog go to Heaven?? ?Is hell really hot?? ?Do you have any super powers?? and ?Why did God choose Mary? Did she have really nice hooters?? And now, ?What did you order for dinner at the Last Supper?? Can it get any more ridiculous than that??
?It?s signed, ?The boys on Death Row,?? said Biatch.
?Oh. OK then, good question.?
