When Amanda Graves, Queen of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Court, is found dead of an apparent overdose two weeks before Hall of Fame week, the Canton police are quick to call it a suicide. Liz Norris, Professor of Sociology, doesn't believe it. Outraged by police failure to act, grief stricken by Amanda's death, and distressed at having encouraged her to enter the pageant, Liz resolves to use her research skills to investigate. As Hall of Fame Week nears, Liz encounters blind alleys, dead ends, and lots of opposition as well as pressure to drop her investigation. Her refusal puts her in danger as she draws closer to the killer.