Mata Yamashiro, an employee of Teshima's Japanese branch and friend of Chick Sterling, is murdered while in town on business, and Chick asks Booker to look into it. All signs point to the prostitute who is found at the scene, but Booker believes she is innocent.

One of Booker's friends from high school is getting married to a wonderful girl—the only problem is that he is already engaged to someone else, and he needs Booker's help in telling her mobster father that the wedding is off.