New York City, 1983. Private Investigator Lee Hacklyn wants a career-change. During a job interview with Pinnacle Comics Editor-In-Chief, Lou Sands, Lee's hard luck continues to manifest itself. A sniper murders Lou. Three months later, NYPD has no leads. Lee is hired by new Editor-In-Chief, the beautiful and no-nonsense, Karen Clay, for double-duty. One, to draw a short-story about one of Pinnacle's most popular characters, Pug the Unknown Kid Detective. Two, find Lou's killer. For Lee? It's win-win. He's getting paid pursue his two greatest passions: drawing, and bringing killers to justice.