When wealthy art collector Mirian Welles is crushed to death by her own Rolls Royce, the police call it a tragic accident. But her lawyer- the delightfully quirk Dade Cooley-arrives in LA. and quickly determines that, though the Rolls was empty, there was definitely a driving force behind Miriam's untimely demise. An abundance of suspects, multiple motives, and even more conspicuous - killings revolve around a very special painting and add up to a crackling good.