When a local successful executive is murdered in an explosion at his mansion, suspicions point to an attractive female investigative reporter who was close to the man and working undercover on a story about corporate scandal. Brought in by Mike Parker (Barry Van Dyke) private investigator (Ex police officer) to help solve the crime, Dr. Maxwell (Dick Van Dyke) has a mind that outwits the apparent. He throws himself into a world of corporate schemes to uncover a long list of hard-nosed men and women with big-money motives for murder