- When a congressman suddenly dies from a heart attack, Jessica is asked to temporarily replace him in Washington.
- US Congressman Wendell Joyner gets a fatal heart attack at a party arranged by lobbyist Harry Parmel. The governor of Maine requests Jessica to fill the seat for a few weeks till the party can officially select a new Congressman. She keeps on Joyner's staff for her short tenure, notably helpful driver-press agent Joe Blinn and administrative assistant Diana Simms. Detective Lieutenant Avery Mendelsohn tails Jessica and explains he suspects Joyner to be murdered after finding out his corpse was moved. She decides to help him sleuthing on and around Capitol Hill and uncovers dirty lobbying and blackmail. Suspiciously well-housed Marta Craig is found murdered and Dan Keppner's coat and wallet were in her apartment. When he is found the next morning with bloody knuckles and Marta's blood on him, he is arrested for her murder. Jessica believes he was framed clumsily and wonders if it all ties in to a legislature vote on a cannery in Maine.—KGF Vissers
- When her Congressman suffers a fatal heart attack, Jessica finds herself named as a temporary replacement until the Governor of Maine makes permanent arrangements. She works with police Lt. Avery Mendelsohn when it's determined that the dead Congressman did not die where he was found and the body had been moved post-mortem. When Congressman Dan Kepper falls under suspicion, Jessica is fairly certain he's innocent. There also appears to be a blackmail ring at work. Meanwhile, Jessica is lobbied by a company wishing to build a new fish processing plant in Maine.—garykmcd
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