Private detective Patrick Kenzie and his partner Angie Gennaro are approached for help by a dying millionaire, Trevor Stone. For a large reward, he asks them to find his missing daughter and the sole heiress, Desire, who is in a severe emotional state after her mother’s recent death.
It turns out, in the process, that Trevor has already sent one well-known detective to look for her—but that detective has also disappeared without a trace. When Patrick and Angie start investigating, they enter a world of lies and corruption, where every careless step can become fatal.