Los Angeles 1953... and Private Detective Hank Kane doesn't know what's hit him. Lying face down on the same street he was just running down, he realizes he's been shot. But instead of the morgue, Hank finds himself in the Court of Ghouls, in front of a Vampire judge and a jury of Ghosts! He's on trial for cheating on his last case. His Punishment? To get back to 'life' and solve the case honestly. Lippy 12 year old Charlie Christian is assigned as his Apprentice Detective! The question is not "will they solve the case?" but "will they solve it honestly?"