In 1922, all Max and allison Hurlock wanted was a quiet life on Maryland's sleepy Eastern Shore, but a late night visit from an old friend plunges them into the double murder of a society couple in a locked room. Along the way they encounter flappers, spakeasies, bootleggers, and a future TV star in a case that seems to have more questions than answers. Then the killer strikes again and the suspicious local police arrest Max for the crime! Now Max must somehow cut through the confusion to find the real murderer, if he can stay out of jail long enough to do it.