Hohter has been kidnapped, taken in broad daylight on a city street in the middle of September The kidnappers deet the ransom from his friend McKenzie It soon becomes apparent to the two of them that one of the kidnappers is childhood pal Scottie, a once aspiring dru is payback for "crimes" committed in their past McKenzie, former cop and now unlicensed PI, handles the ransom drop-off and the child is returned safely But Scottie is found dead - brutally murdered - and so his ownattempts on his life from assassins of all shapes and sizes, McKenzie now has precious little ti to survive