The faculty and alumni of the Department of Mathematics have gathered for a banquet to celebrate Mountebank University's centennial. It should be an evening of festivity, nostalgia and good-natured sociality, but it's not. Visiting professor, Dr. Vector Parabola, has been stirring up trouble in so many different ways. He has stolen the heart of Dr. Delta Romboid, resulting in the painful end to her relationship with Dr. Graff Radicand. Vector also has plans to destroy the career of department head, Quinn Tupple, but Quinn's faithful secretary, Ms. Dot Product, will sacrifice almost anything to prevent any harm to Quinn. Dot is also determined to keep Vector Parabola from influencing Ms. Polly Heedron, a junior professor in the department. Heated feelings are increasing exponentially as the evening progresses. If X is jealousy and Y is vengeance, then it is quite logical to assume that X + Y = MURDER!