Professor Dennis of Stanford University is shot to death in his study. Detectives quickly learn that he was actively involved in Las Vegas casino industry. They must find if his work there led to his murder or the fact that he had amassed a fortune in gambling. Was he manipulating the gaming machines? What was special about the design of the gaming controller? The detectives turn to Stanford University for help and find that he had incorporated a nanocarbon structure in the gaming controller, but how does it work? Was the professor using a paradox only known to him? Who wanted him dead, and who would profit from his death? Why was the manager of a casino in Las Vegas killed? The detectives find that gambling to be a deadly addiction. They find that gambling pays, but sometimes you pay with your life.