A fashion designer approaches Hammer for some help but she is murdered before she can explain what she wants. Kenny the Knife, a criminal Hammer had put away, had just been paroled and had sworn revenge so it is believed Hammer was the target. However, Hammer investigates the fashion house anyway. Another attempt on his life brings the attention back to Kenny. A chance sighting at the race track changes the focus of Hammer's investigation back to the fashion house when one of the suppliers is in debt to a mob bookie. It also seems to be that there is money disappearing and it is up to Hammer to find who is committing the fraud. It turns out that the reason people are dying is much bigger.
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