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In NYC there are the Lambs, the Friars, and the Players. Maurice Jenkins-Lloyd, a member of one of the organizations and known to Matt Scudder through their shared fate of alcoholism, died of a ruptured esophagus. At this stage Scudder attends AA and has handed in his police badge and functions as an unlicensed PI. He is looking for Paula Hoeldtke. Paula is from Muncie, Indiana. She attended Ball State, majoring in theater. The theater was an excuse for her to go to NYC. Unfortunately she has been missing for more than two months and her father has contacted Scudder to try to solve the mystery of her disappearance.