A lip reader ""overhears"" a murder plot.

A colleague's death leads Mannix into a dubious investigation.

Ross and Alex are members of Mannix's college football team who put together an unconventional reunion in a ghost town. The reunion ends in murder and reveals years of deceit and jealousy that come to light in a series of bizarre and morbid.

A racing accident lays Mannix up. While recuperating, he hears threats against him, but are they real?