Detective Inspector Mike Malone faces an intriguing case when the body of an unidentified man is discovered with a lipstick 'kiss' on his cheek. Was it placed there before he was killed? Did the person who kissed him, actually kill him? Was it left on his cheek as a tender farewell, or had the killer left Mike a calling card? As Mike starts his investigation, aided by his faithful partner, Detective Sergeant, Alan Shepherd, he finds that murder doesn't always visit total strangers, sometimes it visits friends. Join Mike and his cast of friendly townsfolk y.