On the beach, Nick meets an old P.I. colleague from way back, called Danny Le Beck. During their chit-chat, Danny suddenly excuses himself, then secretly follows an attractive beach-babe to her brief rendezvous with a grey haired guy old enough to be her father, to her entering a holiday apartment alone. Danny then joins her, strips down to his pants whereupon they kiss and embrace passionately. Nick, our ever nosy P.I. has followed and sees all this. Next time Nick sees Danny, Danny's back on the beach, all washed up... and DEAD! Back at the office, Sylvie introduces Nick to their next client, one Mary Lee Rush, who wants them to take over from the 'other' P.I. (Danny) and investigate the murder of her father, a wealthy property developer. Trouble is, he's not actually dead... YET!