Chicago is the city of broad shoulders, but V.I. Warshawski knows its politics: "Pay to Play". Money changes hands in the middle of the night; by morning, buildings and parks have been replaced by billion-dollar projects. Private investigator V.I. gets pulled into one of these deals when her impetuous goddaughter Bernie tries to rescue a famed singer-songwriter, now living on the streets. The 20th novel featuring V.I. Warshawski.