Eloise Franklin discovers her friend and neighbor dead. The detectives sent to investigate don't seem to put much stock in a moll and a stripper. Eloise reminds Detective Ronan Turner molls have been legal for seventy-five years. Taking the detectives a drawing of a man she bumped into, Eloise hears Ronan make disparaging comments about her friend. She scolds him, reminding him justice should be for all people not just the rich. Family conflict, murder, terrorism mix and tangle to confuse and cloud the issues. Through it all, Eloise and Ronan discover a trust and love for each other. Ronan opens his cynical heart to being a lover and a big brother to the two sisters. Tumbling through the danger of capturing a murder and stopping a terrorist plot, the new family discovers a bond and an everlasting love.