Davin Chaney is NOT a private detective, he's proprietor of a sleazy 1970s paralegal service, and spends most of his time delivering reno-viction notices for rapacious landlords. But Davin's plaza-mate knows that he owns a gun, and asks for his help when a beloved French Bulldog gets pet-napped. The pet owners have been instructed to stuff ransom money into an inflatable sheep, then release the ovine balloon to drift over the empty expanse of Lake Ontario. Davin is intrigued by the absurd demand and promises to solve a mystery that eddies through ancient grudges, blackmail and murder.