Tina Brogan, leader of the Pinnacle pyramid finance group, is found murdered with wads of bank notes stuffed in her mouth. Her estranged husband Terry, an alcoholic cancer victim, is the main suspect though the recently-widowed Jackie feels sorry for him, especially as Tina was carrying another man's child. However,Tina was under surveillance by the Fraud Squad because her enterprise was a scam and she was hoping to escape to Australia with cash conned from investors.Was she killed by a client she had cheated perhaps?