Receiving a frantic call from a former neighbor from the Los Angeles neighborhood where she once worked as a private investigator, Regan traces the activities of the woman's ex-boyfriend, a con man with suspicious ties on both sides of the law.

PI Regan Reilly and her husband Jack, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, are in Los Angeles where Jack is attending a business conference. After the meeting they plan to vacation in California so Regan can show Jack her old haunts and introduce him to friends who didn't make it to their wedding. One friend Regan gets in touch with is in distress. A health nut, recently turned vegan, and a "health coach" to boot, Zelda suspects she is being gypped...