Underneath the Boardwalk, a lot of insects creep. But the creepiest of all was Teddy. Devoted to his parrot-loving momma, Teddy was a rapist-killer.

And Teddy had a personal grudge out on Vincent Mora, a wounded cop, who was up from Miami in the faded glamour of AtlanticCity to settle a grudge of his own. To find whoever murdered the woman he almost loved.