On October 7, 1949, starlet Jean Spangler kissed her daughter goodbye, she was never seen again. The only clues left behind: a purse, a cryptic note, and rumours about mobster boyfriends. Two years later, smooth-talking Hollywood publicist `Hop` finds himself unwillingly drawn into the unsolved mystery. Plunging deeper and deeper into Hollywood's substratum in his attempt to uncover the truth.