Velda Bellinghausen is a tough, no-nonsense private investigator whose cases never seem to take her far from home. But when a murder happens two floors down from her apartment at the Zenobia Arms, she's reluctantly pulled into a twisted mystery. Lonnie Porff, a gambler with a shady reputation, is found shot in his bed, and his wife, Ethelreda, claims an unknown man did it. As Velda starts asking questions, she uncovers a tangled web of secrets involving three housewives, greed, and betrayal. Can Velda untangle the truth before she becomes the next target?