Who

is guilty of murder at Philips Pharmaceuticals, the town's biggest employer?

What

is the terrifying agenda there?

Where

is the contamination in the company's products coming from?

When

is the executive staff of the beleaguered company going to wake up and take some action?

Who, What, Where, When. These are the four most important ingredients of a news story, and Eddie Riley, cub reporter at the Town Telegraph, is determined to answer all these questions. The town's livelihood and his sister's life depend on it. Luckily, Ed has a gutsy group of assistants in his investigation: Rose Philips, the surprising octogenarian who owns Philips; Bruno, the muscle-man who lives downstairs from Eddie; Peggy, an irritant to her little brother, Ed, but indispensable; and a four-legged friend, Rex, who knows exactly when to use his teeth. Unluckily, the bad guys will eliminate anyone in their way; age, sex, gender, or species are all disposable.

As Ed plunges into the case, he risks everything to answer those four critical questions and learns that age is only a number, siblings aren't so bad, and old fears faced are old fears conquered.