Detective Masuto investigates a string of strange Southern California
crimes that lead all the way back to Nazi Germany.
Returning from a funeral, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Briggs find their Beverly
Hills mansion ransacked. As they wait for the police, they discover
something unusual: Despite the chaos, nothing appears to be missing - a
fact that greatly interests Beverly Hills police detective Masao Masuto.
But the Zen detective only has a few minutes to ponder the strange
break-in before a murder intervenes. The victim is Ivan Gaycheck, a
stamp dealer whom Masuto remembers for his stout frame and unplaceable
accent. A .22-caliber bullet killed Gaycheck, but - just like the
Briggs's home invasion - nothing in the shop has been disturbed.
Suspecting a connection between the two crimes, Masuto dives into the
case, uncovering a strange conspiracy that stretches back to the darkest
days of World War II.