Clay Farina is a private investigator in Monterey, California. Most of his work comes from his father's investment firm, Farina-Black.

When a socialite client of Farina-Black is anonymously accused of trying to kill an ethically-challenged real estate developer, Clay is recruited to find out who committed the shooting and who has reason to involve her.

Ex-spouses, over-protective adult children and a vengeful hangover from his previous case complicate Clay's investigation. Clay decides the best course to clear his client's name is by exposing a long list of alternative suspects. But the stakes are raised by an unexpected death.