As hotelier Ike Evans sits in jail under arrest for murder, wife Vera, son Stevie and the Miramar Playa team scramble to raise bail money and, in the process, discover the secret of Ike's Miramar "silent" partners. Mobster Ben Diamond fears Ike will crumble under pressure from State's Attorney Jack Klein and offers aid in unexpected ways. Ike's fate hangs in the balance as he awaits Judi Silver's grand jury testimony.