Los Angeles is reeling from the paranoia caused by Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Everyone is expecting an invasion of the Californian coast. But where crime is concerned, life goes on as before. A private investigator, struggling with his own demons, gets a call for help. Or, at least, it seems that way. There's only one problem. When he gets caught in a dangerous web of deceit and murder the only clue he has is a room covered in blood. When a young boy is found dead in his zoot suit, all eyes turn to the city's young Latino population, but the detective knows there's more to the story. As he delves deeper into the case, it's not obvious just who is who in a masquerade that would play out well in a Hollywood movie