Dallas, Texas, June 2006; the temperature is in the 100's, and so is Carl Jennings' bank account. After years of just keeping Pegasus Investigations afloat, he realizes it may be time to give up. Carl doesn't immediately recognize the pierced, tattooed, young man waiting at his office. The kid, who performs with a freak show, wants him to find a missing girl. Even though the kid once took a swing at Carl, he takes the case. When the missing girl turns up dead, Carl realizes he may be working for a murderer. He thinks about dropping the case, but as his mentor used to say, "A case is a case and a client is a client."