When Jake Ballad, owner of Java to Go, is informed that an overworked police department can't spare a cop to catch someone pilfering gas from his vans, he reaches out to Private Investigator Matt Malone. Even though the PI's business is hurting, he's in no hurry to commit himself. Malone's scheduled to take an all-expense paid trip to Puerto Vallarta with his girlfriend and there's no way he's forfeiting that. Ballad persists. Too bad the PI didn't have a crystal ball. Java to Go's seemingly minor problem is just the tip of the iceberg.