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When a US Navy sailor is stabbed to death outside a nightclub, CIA officials seek the help of the Cheng Detective Agency. Proprietress Patricia Cheng recruits Sam Callaghan, an Australian expat who grew up in Singapore, to exploit his ties to the local community and find the killer.

Separated at the outset of WW2, a woman returns from a long exile in China to search for her husband.

Patricia is attacked during a riot but is saved by a Malay journalist later accused of being one of the riot instigators.

Sam has a conflict of interest when the agency is hired to investigate Claire's husband.

While visiting a village hospital sponsored by West Pacific Exports, Claire discovers that its malaria medicine is ineffective. As Sam tracks down those responsible for the drug tampering, Claire learns a harsh lesson in political realities.

When a newborn baby is left on the doorstep of the agency, Sam and Patricia face a dilemma after uncovering the identity of the mother and her family.

Kang is caught smuggling explosives and Sam works to save him from trial...and possible execution.

Two Australian girls mysteriously disappear from a ship in Singapore Harbour. The case takes an ominous dangerous turn with the arrival of a ransom note.

A WW2 veteran, who befriended Sam in Changi, is accused of murder.

Sam is able to prove that James Lim was responsible for the murder of Patricia's husband, Winston.