The beloved owner of the apartment building is killed by a burglar and Hooperman inherits both the building and her dog, Bijoux.

Bijoux is on trial. Hooperman claims Bijoux is a 'police sniffer' and has 24 hours to prove it.

Things start warming up between Hooperman and his fix-it person and DeMott is again a victim of cupid's arrow.

Out to nail an elusive drug dealer, Hooperman sides with a pint-size private eye who makes short shrift of his clients and the police department.