简介：EccentricprivateeyeDirkGentlyuses'holistic'methods,believingeverythingintheuniversetobeconnected.WhenhiredtotraceelderlyRuth'smissingcat,Dirk,withdown-troddensidekickMacDuff,investigatesawarehouse,whichhousesastrangecontraption,whichblowsup.Aconnectionismadetoamissingbillionaire,GordonWay,whohasbeenbesottedwithMacDuff'sgirlfriendSusanforoveradecade.DirkconnectsthedateswhenRuthacquiredhercatandwhenSusanthrewoverWaytosolveapuzzleinvolvingtimetravelandhomicide,accountingforthemissingcatandbillionaireaswellasthedisappearanceofRuth'shusband.…