Ed Steadman is asked by bagman Antonio Strano AKA Tony Strange to find out secretly why some of his protection collections' money is going missing before it reaches his boss, the Capo of the San Francisco branch of the Mafia. Tony Strange is in trouble, and that leads to an unlikely and unusual relationship with Mercy Investigations, which is one part of law enforcement, if somewhat out at the edge. Of course, the whole crew of Mercy Torcher, her partner Jack Nowan, and their handsome young black computer genius Reggie Jackson, as well as Steady Ed Steadman, get involved, shadowing crooks, taking on the Italian Mob, finding out stuff they'd rather not know. Ed and Tony are mutually bound to secrecy, as it would be Hell if Tony Strange was discovered by the Mafia to be using private investigators, or if Steady Ed and the crew were found working for the Mob. Mutual assured destruction, MAD. You'll see and hear and experience the inside workings of the Crew and the Mob, as they follow each other around The City That Knows How, through capers and shenanigans to a surprising ending.