After WW1, young Louie comes back to New York City to find that he is without a job. His path to becoming a detective has been delayed by the FBI, whose corporation is now too lucrative and exclusive for him to join. Frustrated, he runs of to New Orleans, hoping to find a murder. Irene Showalter has been trapped in purgatory for a very, very long time. So when the opportunity arises to meet a man that can save her from that fate, she can't say no. Especially when they both want to figure out the same thing: Who murdered Elaine Showalter?