Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max's biological parents because he believes that they also must be brilliant. When he discovers that Linda Ash is Max's biological mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a happy-go-lucky prostitute and part-time porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus.