Hem Strumshell is a self-centred and domineering husband who is driven by a lust for power and money. He runs a profitable construction company and he has absolutely no feelings for his long-suffering wife.
With blunt ambition, he wants to take on new business opportunities. Except, he thinks there may be a ghost running around in the background.
Wilbur is Hem's professional killer. A stylish guy who always delivers the goods. He is determined to locate his prey and get paid. But his target keeps dancing around and out of sight. This makes him stop and think things over. Suddenly, he realises what he is facing. His only remedy is to punch through to the mysterious ghost in the works.
Sondra Strumshell is an intelligent and gutsy lady who knows a whole lot more than she can say. She feels desperately unloved, unwanted and uncared for. She's had enough of Hem but can't see a way out of the awful relationship. So, she employs a private investigator. But then, her heart is captured by the dream of a wonderful man and a whole new life shines right into her barren world.
Petula is a committed private investigator. She loves her work through and through. What she doesn't know isn't worth knowing. Except, her mother seems to be more than aware of it too