Inheriting unexpected millions has left reporter Jim Qwilleran lokking like the cat who swallowed the canary. While his two Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum, adjust to being fat cats in an enormous mansion, Qwilleran samples the life-Styles of the rich and famous by hiring a staff of eccentric servants. A missing housemaid and a shocking murder soon show Qwilleran the unsavory side of the upper crust. But it's Koko's purr-fect propensity for clues amid the cavier and champagne that gives Qwilleran pause to evaluate the most unlikely suspects, before his taste for the good life turns into his last meal.