Summary

Alex Hartwell is a government tax auditor sent to investigate Turnbull Chemical's books. Arriving on the heels of a rowdy convention, Alex is forced to take a room at the seedy Michelle Apartments. As Alex's audit uncovers financial improprieties by day, after hours he finds himself drawn into a vortex of libidinous intrigue involving the predatory, chain-smoking femme fatale, Madeleine, and her menacing, ex-convict husband Dean.