When pretty little Ina Kell arrived in Manhattan full of foolish dreams
about making it big in show business, she had no idea how quickly she'd
be in the headlines. But when TV personality Tony Fagan is murdered in
the apartment building where she's staying and she disappears shortly
thereafter, the search is on, led by Inspector Oscar Piper and his
long-time friend Hildegarde Withers. The chief suspect is playboy Junior
Gault, whose company sponsored Fagan's show and who was the target of
some intemperate remarks Fagan made on the air. Hildy and her beloved
poodle Talleyrand soon find themselves in Tijuana, where a clever street
urchin named Vito becomes her right-hand man. She's soon joined by
Oscar, Junior's socialite fiancée Dallas Trempleau, and other refugees
from the Big Apple. And while Hildy may be retired from teaching, she's
clearly not ready to put her career as an amateur sleuth extraordinaire
behind her just yet.