Clarke Maxwell, independent investigator in the devastation and decay of the once prosperous and busy city, had been called to The Hall to collect a parcel from Guardian Lois. The mission was to pass it unopened to a group of collectors and to try to establish why they were amassing artefacts and who was their leader. Before he could connect with the group, the package was stolen, a guy who tried to kill him fell to his death and Clarke narrowly avoided being implicated in murder.

This is Book 3 in the series of short, half-hour reads by Lee Shorter.