FormerpoliceofficerandlucklessprivateinvestigatorSimonBrennerhasbecomeanemergencymedicaltechnician,havingbeenfiredfromthepoliceforcebecausehesleptwithhisboss'swife.Heonlywantstokeepoutoftroubleandkeepasteadyjobforawhile,butfindshimselfcaughtupinawarbetweentworivalEMSorganizations.Brennerisdraggedbackintohisolddetectivelifewhenawell-knownnursefallsvictimtoadoublemurderinahospital.ThewearyBrennerdoesnotcare,buthisyoungandidealisticEMSpartnerBertiiseagertoinvestigate.Soonafterthisanothermurderoccurs—thistimeafellowparamedicisthevictim.Brennerfinallyrealizesthathehastosolvethiscase,ifonlytoreturntohisquietandblissfullyuneventfullifeoflate.Slowlybutstubbornlyploddingalong,heuncoverstheuglytruthasheisconfrontedwiththebitterwarbetweenrivalambulancecompanies.