"Zephyrette Jill McLeod meets a movie director on the train known as the California Zephyr. He insists he wants her to play a part in his upcoming film noir. Skeptical, Jill takes his business card and doesn't give the encounter much thought. Three months later, she finds herself before the cameras in a Niles warehouse that's been turned into a movie set. Her temporary job as an actress should be a lark, if it weren't for the black emotions and conflicts swirling around Jill. Some of the people around her have secrets they'd rather not share, and much antipathy toward a visiting studio executive who likes to wield his power. Someone winds up dead and once again, Jill finds herself investigating a murder"--