Private Investigator Charles Hunter is used to receiving unusual packages, but five disembodied hands are a surprise, to say the least.

With the help of Netty and Constance, Charles is able to trace the hands back to bodies that have recently passed through the local police mortuary. But when their police associate, DCI Locke, refuses to investigate, Constance suspects a coverup, and the three set out to uncover the mystery of who sent the hands, and why.

When a guest arrives at the mortuary with a link to one of the disembodied hands, Netty and Constance must try to find out what DCI Locke is hiding, and what his connection is to the body in their waiting room.