 In 1959 Brighton, disgraced cop turned private detective Tony Aaron works largely on falsifying adulteries for use as evidence in divorce cases. He involves his wife as the fictional co-respondent for painter Carlo Stasio but the pair are shot dead in the hotel room. In charge of the case is Frank, Tony s ex-partner still on the Brighton force. His most likely suspects are Angeline, Stasio s mistress who is set to inherit his house and pictures, and Tony himself, parts of whose story don t seem to add up.