Back on the comeback trail, actress Meg Barnes, beloved for her role as amateur sleuth Jinx Fogarty in a renowned detective show, assumes she'll star as Jinx in the revamped TV series, only to discover that a young ingenue has been cast instead. Meg swallows her pride for a paycheck to coach Chelsea Horne-until temperamental Chelsea goes missing before filming begins. Meg ignores the warnings from Jack, her FBI-agent boyfriend, not to do her "Jinx thing." But when Jinx's iconic top hat goes missing and someone from her past is murdered, it's clear Meg's life-and more-is in jeopardy."