To help his old combat buddy Mike, now a permanent resident of a VA hospital, Travis agrees to investigate the death of Mike's sister Nina's fiance. Soon he is on the track of a $20 million swindle, and getting an education about the seamier side of mental hospitals, financial institutions, and the call-girl business. For romantic interest, in addition to the vulnerable, elfin Nina there is rich-bitch-with-a-heart Terry Drummond, who wants to domesticate our hero.