Neil's friend Maggie comes to him, claiming she found a dead woman under suspicious circumstances. When Maggie herself dies, Neil suspects a retired general behind it all.
Neil's investigation of two women's deaths seem to involve a retired general. A wealthy new wife and the man's estranged daughter may provide the answer but a hit man's arrival changes everything.
Neil Darrell is to marry Lisa Lambert, former girlfriend of Neil's old college roommate Lennie Harmon. Lisa apparently commits suicide on their wedding day by a drug overdose.