FritziHallerisapowerfulcasinoownerinChuckawalla,NevadaHerdaughterPaulahavingquitschoolreturnsatthesametimeasracketeerEddieBendix,wholeftundersuspicionofmurderinghiswifePaulaandEddiebecomeinvolved;eachfortheirownreasons,Fritzi,Paula'soldbeauTom,andEddie'spalJohnnytrytobreakuptherelationshipThenEddie'spastcatchesupwithhiminanunexpectedwayWrittenbyRodCrawford{puffinus@uwashingtonedu}