Having dealt successfully with a plot against them by a high-ranking member of the evil Dark Circle, the McCormicks return home from Europe to settle into their respective domestic and professional lives; Maxine, as a museum curator and Shawn as a Private Investigator. Little did either of them realize, however, that what would appear to be an open and shut investigation of suicide by a prominent client, would plunge the couple into a perplexing case of murder, corporate conspiracy and international intrigue. With lives and reputations at stake, see how Detective Shawn McCormick along with his wife, Maxine unravel the mystery of ... the Serpent's Tears.