LA private detective Charlie Grace takes actress Linda Lane on a ride along. Criminal Mad Dog threatens Charlie's life and Captain Rios puts him under police protection. When Mad Dog is killed, Charlie becomes the main suspect.
Charlie's ex-wife is arrested for her rich husband's murder. He hires defense attorney Leslie Loeb while he tracks down the dangerous Bukowski for her.
With her mother in prison, Jenny is now living with Charlie. He's bringing back Darnell Sims to testify in Leslie's case. They hitch a plane ride with Arty back to LA only to be hijacked by a passenger for a cocaine run.
Charlie is hired by the Andersons to find their son Jack. Jack had cheated a gangster $10k in a card game who wants his money back but he himself was cheated by his partner Marty. Now everybody wants the money.
