When his brother and his brother's girlfriend die in separate incidents within days of each other, young Philadelphia entrepreneur Hubble Countermine thinks their drug-crazed lifestyle may be to blame. But when his brother's suicide looks more like murder, Hubb wonders if these misfortunes may not somehow be connected with his recent entrepreneurial good fortune. He turns to Leo Mastrone, a private investigator he hopes will help him find out who killed Nicky and Mar.