"Purgatoryo"tellsthestoryofIlyong,arecently-deadmankilledbythepolice,afterhewascaughtstealing.Thisisthebeginningofhisstory-hisdeath.Soonafter,heisbroughtintoasleazyfuneralhome,runbyViolet,agreedyhomosexualwhohaslearnedtosurvivebyrentingoutthedeadbodiesinhisfuneralhometoSimon.AlongfortherideisJojo,apoliceofficerwhoisunderthepayrollofSimonandwhosuppliesthedeadbodiesforViolettotakecareofandmakemoneyfrom.Violethastwoworkers,On-onandDyograd,whocleanthecadaversandpreparethemforthewake.On-on,forallhisgoodlooks,nolongerfeelsaliveexceptwhenheisgambling.Dyograd,ontheotherhand,onlyfeelsalivewhenheishavingsex.ShortlyafterthearrivalofIlyong,misfortuneandmayhemensue.