The private-detective business starts out badly for former Phoenix Deputy David Mapstone, who has teamed up with his old friend and boss, Sheriff Mike Peralta. Their first client is gunned down just after hiring them. The case A suspicious death investigation involving a young Arizona woman who fell from a condo tower in San Diego. The police call Grace Hunters death a suicide, but the client doesnt buy it. Hes her brother. Or is he? After his murder, police find multiple drivers licenses and his real identity is a mystery. To complicate things further, an Arizona state senator who was instrumental in Peraltas recent election defeat owns the condo. In San Diego, David finds the womans boyfriend, who is trying to care for their baby and cant believe Grace would kill herself.