Andy Carpenter gets a mysterious phone call from his friend, policeman Pete
Stanton, asking him to drop everything and drive to an unfamiliar address with
his girlfriend. Andy isn't expecting to show up at a crime scene where Pete has
just discovered the body of ex-convict Danny Diza. Or that Pete wants Andy and
Laurie to take care of Danny's now orphaned eight-year-old son and basset hound.
Or that Pete will become a suspect in the murder.