Kent Brody PI discovers his office ransacked. Assessing the damage Maggie Burns his PA suggests Kent hire her friend Wendy Brennan to assist with the cleanup. Evidence is found indicating the mafia is responsible who've also taken over San Francisco's Little Italy. Kent seeks out why his office is vandalized.

The break in is an unsuccessful attempt to gain information for one of Kent's clients. Being threatened Kent is forced to provide the mafia with proof of the client's assets through computer hacking. The mafia seeks the name of the hacker, but the person's identity if kept confidential.

Requiring a computer hacker of his own, the don abducts both Maggie and Wendy. Finding themselves victims held against their will threated with bodily harm, Maggie, and Wendy attempt an escape finding themselves in a desperate situation.