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Greed, deception, and a maze of twisted relationships figure in the murder of a Pear tree homeowner. The trial of evidence uncovered by MacLanahan and Nicholson's investigation leads them to one of the neighbors who is arrested and eventually ends up being tried for murder.

The beautiful home of Ed and Martha MacCord is the setting for a birthday party given for their niece, Jane. But the brutal murder of a guest embroils her and her friends in a case of blackmail and murder.