A stockbroker and friend of Lionel's hires the detectives to investigate two men who are having him make investments with negotiable bonds.

E.L. gets his old partner, Mike McGill, to run a scam to pay Lionel with con money to keep the agency afloat. However, the fake crime that they set up uncovers a real one, and the crooks will do anything to keep it quiet.

When Lionel investigates the 40-year-old murder of a woman, people start shooting at the partners.