Dixie Cousins and her cousin Dolly attempt to start up a casino and dance hall, but run afoul of the Tataglia clan: a group of suspiciously Mafia-like Italian crimelords. They have Whip try to win the casino back in a card game from the youngest, most impetuous Tataglia - Dino.

During his birthday celebration, Socrates mysteriously disappears. Brisco, Bowler and Whip follow the trail to the strange town of Midnightville. They found out that Socrates was a lawyer there, and one case he took was of the local undertaker, Donald Grayson, who was executed for killing his wife.