A harmless porch pirate case leads Max and Ellis to stumble upon the murder of a cutthroat sports agent.
When Ellis, a loner detective relegated to the marine unit, collides with Max, a clever con artist, the City's Commissioner forces the two unlikely opposites to become partners neither of them wants.
When small town heartthrob butcher turns up murdered in a wolf sanctuary, Max and Ellis sniff out lies buried deep beneath the quaint veneer of wine country.
Ellis is drawn into a case involving Max, her ex, and a world-famous Imperial egg, where a cat-and-mouse heist tests their friendship, their partnership, and their trust in each other.
The suspicious murder of a celebrity therapist sends Max and Ellis digging into the surprising (and often uncomfortable) world of self-help, forcing them to dig up their own issues along the way.