 Detective Joe Garvey is called in to a mysterious case: a ballerina has been slayed on stage during a performance, it seems she didn t even fight. At her house Garvey finds her 14 years old precocious sister Tinsel. She s not very cooperative, so he arranges to have her sent to the orphanage -- until she s attacked too. He takes her under his wings, and soon both get the attention of a secret organization.