In 1943, revolutionary inventor Nikola Tesla died penniless in the New Yorker Hotel. Within 24 hours the U.S. government seized everything in his room. But one design was already missing. Seventy years later in Buffalo, NY, a brilliant young engineer has found it. And the only person she can trust is a low-rent detective with a pack-a-day habit....
Despite their attraction to each other and Leon's persistence in pursuing Angel, the latter's dream of becoming rich prevents them from having a lasting relationship....