Homicide-detective Jim McDonald tackles the most challenging murder case of his career. Only he believes there has been a murder committed. And for him, it is not belief, it is fact. Three apparently unrelated accidents have claimed three apparently unrelated victims in Halifax. The first, a wildly successful businessman who roamed the highways of Nova Scotia in his armor-plated Cadillac as if he owned the roads. The general consensus suggested he could afford to own them many times over. The second, a middle-classed salesman type who was just trying to grind out a daily living. Unfortunately, some of his new-found friends had names like Jim Beam and Jack Daniels. These were great friends to have in the comfort of your own home, but they shouldn't travel in your car with you. And finally the wild-card in the bunch. Claude Matthews. Matthews is acquainted with both victims, but nothing in his background makes him a candidate for murder, at least no on the surface. McDonald's job required him to tie the three together in a neat little bow.