A studio exec hires Mannix to protect an obnoxious movie star who isn't taking murder attempts against him seriously.

An old friend from Mannix' college days asks him to clear the name of a doctor who lost his medical license... and who actively fights Mannix's efforts to clear him.

Three men claiming to be escaped convicts come after Mannix's new client, claiming that they want the money in a briefcase she has. But Mannix figures there's more going on.