A reporter goes to investigate the death of rock musician Johnny Starr and a murdered D.A. forty-three years ago. He soon finds himself in a tangled web.

Sue Parker is thrust into a desperate struggle to rescue her family's failing business, teetering on the edge of ruin due to her father's negligence. With the arrival of a charming wanderer, she sees him as their sole hope to help prevent their bar from being seized by the merciless local tycoon.