In The Andrew Jenkins Case, Detective Danny Clover finds himself in the vibrant yet perilous world of Broadway, where the line between joy and danger is often blurred. It is a Saturday afternoon when he meets Grace Jenkins, a nervous young woman who reports her husband, Andrew, missing. They are on their honeymoon, and Grace is anxious about Andrew's unexplained absence. She describes how he left their hotel, the Astor, with the promise of returning shortly, but hours have passed without a word.