A former Bay City cop tries to keep his failing P. I. business alive, and his loyal assistant employed, by finding and returning a piece of very expensive jewelry for a fabulously wealthy and beautiful client. She's the first client he's had in a long time but Philip discovers that there is far more to her story than she told him. Most puzzling of all, the police don't want him to follow this case or the suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of his late wife. The deeper he goes into this case, the clearer it becomes that everyone with whom he comes in contact has a secret. 　　译文(2): 一位前海湾城警察为了维持他濒临倒闭的私家侦探生意和他忠实的助手的工作，为一位非常富有和漂亮的客户找到并归还了一件非常昂贵的珠宝。她是菲利普很久以来接的第一个客户，但菲利普发现她的故事远不止她告诉他的那么简单。最令人费解的是，警方不想让他跟进这个案子或者他已故妻子死亡的可疑情况。他对这个案子调查得越深，就越清楚他接触的每个人都有秘密。