New York, Autumn, 1907: Former private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan and her policeman husband, Daniel, have built a happy life for themselves in Greenwich Village. So when he tells her they're moving to a fancy home on Fifth Avenue—and that he's running for the sheriff on the corrupt Tammany Hall ticket —Molly is left reeling. In this 19th outing (after Wild Irish Rose), Molly can't help but wonder what Daniel's got himself tangled up in, and whether he needs her help to get out.