It is the 1950's with one war over and another beginning. Max Black's friend Cary ends up dead, shot execution style, which puts Max on the trail of his killer. Max searches Cary's apartment for a clue before his friend Pat arrives and finds a map drawn on a tomato sauce label. The map is the key to Cary's killer but what does it mean? With the help of Shelly his secretary, and Fisk his main informant, Max slowly puts the puzzle together one piece...