A Fantasy Writer Much Like Gaiman Recalls A Strange Night In London. Prodded Out By An Old Pal And His Wife, He Meets Their Bioecologist Acquaintance, Miss Finch, At Dinner And Goes With Them To An Odd, Animal-free Circus. The Audience Moves From One Chamber To Another To See Various Spooky Acts; Scientifically Skeptical Miss Finch Is Not Amused. In The Eighth Room, Miss Finch Is Pulled Away By A Performer Who Says Her Most Ardent Wish Will Be Granted In The Ninth Room.