Patrick Brogan and his partner Jack Haldane are assigned to the toughest 'hood in the universe–wide-open Demeter City on the planet Altor. When they get a tip on the shady firm of Cost & Gnostra, Brogan and Haldane go incognito to uncover a crime organization with deep roots back on Earth. 

          The mob is moving in on the galactic rackets, making Altor an offer it can’t refuse.