简介：ChicagopolicedetectiveDickyCobbturnsinsomecrookedcopsandfindshimselfpersonanongratainthedepartment.HeisreassignedasaninvestigatorforassistantD.A.TessKaufman,partlyduetothefactthatsheisdeafandhecansign.TessworksforDistrictAttorneyArthurGold,aslickopportunist.Dickyinvestigateshercases,withthefrequenthelpofDetectiveEarlGaddis,achain-smokingcopwhoistheonlyoneontheforceDickystillgetsalongwith.Tessisassistedbyherfaithfultranslator,BenDouglass.Herex-husband,BruceKaufman,continuestomakelifeunhappyforherbyinvolvingherinhisinsensitiveschemes.DickyisromanticallyinvolvedfirstwithKayLockman,acop'sdaughterwhorunsabar,andlaterwithdefenseattorneyMaggieZombro,withwhomheoftenconflictsincourt.…