When an ostensible heiress is found murdered, the detectives discover that she was actually a con artist. Then, when her killer is tracked down, he offers them an opportunity to take down an opiate magnate.
- The Cartel: Subverted. That creditor is nothing more than a poser and is not at all connected to a cartel.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: Charles Ackman serves as the CEO of Northwestern Pharma.
- Death by Falling Over: How Wyatt Ackman killed Mary Costello.
- Evil Uncle: Charles's nephew got him on tape knowing that the drugs being manufactured are dangerous and guaranteed to cause addiction, but the tape is inadmissible.
- Halfway Plot Switch: The case is focused on the victim's false identity up until the time Wyatt Ackman is arrested and switches almost entirely to the prescription drug angle afterwards.
- Little Miss Con Artist: The murder victim is this.
- Nice to the Waiter: The murder victim is described as such by the concierge, all the way down to knowing every single staff member and calling them each by their name.
- Patched Together from the Headlines: The first half of the story is based on Anna Delvey, a notorious con artist who scammed millions out of people and banks by pretending to be rich. The second half is based on the opioids crisis.
