For amateur sleuth Jim Qwilleran & his two Siamese detective companions Koko & Yum Yum a trip to the city down below brings not only rosy memories of good times but also a whole heap of trouble.. .A plea for help from SOCK a tenants organisation determined to save the decaying art deco glory of the Casablanca apartment building from the philistine attentions of the developers is no strain on the trios talents. But macabre bloodstains beneath Qwills penthouse rug prove to be a telling message from SOCKs former leading light. It appears that Dianne Bessinger was stabbed to death in a lovers tiff but the combined twitching of Qwills & Kokos curious whiskers proves that all is not what it seems. Only when Qwill begins to investigate the suicide of Diannes killer do the strands of the mystery unravel.. .but will Koko sniff out the truth in time to return the Casablanca to its original glory?