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As a regular kind of private detective, Ernest Chapel debunks all the usual hard boiled stereotypes that plague his profession. Though he has a secretary, the relationship is far from the romanticized ones heard on the radio, or seen in movies. His jobs are of the mundane kind, and far from adventuresome. Although his past may have been far from pristine, his dialog is cut short when a client enters to hire him for a special job.
Who is the mild mannered man, and why can’t he remember his name? The job at hand is to learn who murdered him? If he isn’t a ghost, how does the man manage to disappear at will? How will Ernest be able to figure out where to look for the killer? Will it help if he had more money? Even blood soaked money?
The man claims to know more about Ernest than he is letting on. The prce tag piles up, and the job takes on higher stakes. What’s this about acting as an executioner for a killer of a ghost? Secrets emerge about a common past as hobos, but will Ernest be able to fulfill is duty that hired on to do?
