Preparing for a local play, Laura Salisbury is upset to learn that Luke Lombardi, an overbearing actor she knew in Hollywood, will be leading the cast. When Luke dies on stage after drinking from a glass Laura handed him, she becomes the chief suspect. In his 12th outing (after The Pawful Truth), Laura's dad Charlie Harris knows she's innocent. Despite his intentions to put his sleuthing days behind him, he has to take center stage, and with his cat Diesel's help, shine a spotlight on the real killer.