In the last days of World War II, a sailor discovers a
transcontinental conspiracy
It is February 1945, and the war in the Pacific is nearing its climax.
In Hawaii on his way to a new post, US Navy ensign Sam Drake stumbles
across the girl of his dreams. Mary is a disc jockey, with a voice
that's famous across the islands for playing late-night jazz that no
young lover can resist. Before he can follow this modern siren home,
they go to check on Mary's coworker Sue--but that lovely young lady will
never spin another record. They find her strung up and dangling outside
the window of a bathroom, her face twisted into an ugly mask. The police
call it suicide, but Sam is not so sure. Few beautiful women, even
suicidal ones, are willing to be so hideous in death. Looking into Sue's
past, he finds another corpse--and a dangerous conspiracy that stretches
all the way back to his Motor City home.