Luke and Lyle have gotten used to investigating lost pets and cheating spouses. That's all washed-up private detectives are good for. Then Marva DeLonghi walks into their office.Someone's out to kill her but her story's vague. Hungry for a challenge and a decent payday, they accept her case anyway.When a tip from a gambling river rat leads them to a rundown gentleman's club to question a mysterious criminal named Laser, the night ends fatally for Luke and Lyle.How then does Luke end up outside her office eavesdropping on Marva propositioning Lyle to find the perp who wants her dead? Was Luke's death a dream, déjà vu, or something worse?