Overview
When the daughter of a wealthy politico goes missing, low-level Los Angeles PI Frank Armstrong embarks on a mission into the world of the young, privileged elite to track her down. Battling the debilitating symptoms of a late-stage brain tumor, his grasp on reality becomes increasingly fragile, and as the unlikely duo sets out on the run, old memories blur with the present, dredging up dark secrets from his past.
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