Joe Puma, Gault's alternate for Brock Callahan, figures in the activities, investigative (a murder case) and exploratory (women) when he is asked to make a spot check on fighter Terry Lopez by his wife, a former call girl. The murder of Lopez' manager suggests a fight fix, a tie-up with the underworld (California), and a variety of situations which somehow lead from the mat to the bed. Rough, and ready for the shower room.