A private eye would have to be out of his skull to take a case like this... In fact, it all begins with a skull-an ancient crystal artifact that according to legend, has an identical twin. The museum director is murdered and the missing skull's twin is stolen, the case becomes dangerous and list of suspescts is short and strange: an aging countercoulture psychology professor, an egocentric billionaire movie producer, and a smart, sexy anthropologist with a penchent for the paranormal.