Match wits to solve a murder mystery. Randolph Battle is a wheeler-dealer on an international scale. Police find his blood soaked body shot twice with two different guns. They arrest Crystal Fenton, his secretary for the crime. 

Dewey Hunter, her defense counsel, is not content to take the hand dealt him by fate. He puts his professional reputation at stake as he investigates for himself, stirs things up, and breaks new ground. Dewey's staunchly supportive secretary, Serra Land, is an essential part of his success, along with Don Steel, his long-suffering private detective.