Robert Wilson is a New Orleans AM radio talk show host, content to sit and watch the world go by, adding his tidbits of commentary and social philosophy. Enter Beverly Winston, a strikingly beautiful woman with a strange and interesting dilemma.

Robert cannot resist the invitation to help her by teaming up with his friend and noted detective, Edmund P. James. Before long, Robert stumbles onto a murder scene, and suddenly finds himself in the middle of a Sherlock Holmes style mystery.