HIGH VOLTAGE! Hollywood, 1955. Bryan Duffy is trying to get his private detective business up and going. Not having a detective license is just one of the obstacles. He survived polio and an iron lung, so his crutches and braces no longer make icy Milwaukee a suitable home. He made the move west with an old friend, Jameson Parnells, an electronics genius who has his own past haunting him: a post-World War 2 government project gone bad. Together, they look for a new start in booming Los Angeles.

When the widow of a marine vet who overdosed by a jazz club in south LA walks into his office, Bryan looks to find closure for her on his first real case. Things heat up when he meets Jane Miller, part-time singer/phone salesperson/waitress, working at the jazz club.

Bryan is drawn into the world of a small time gangster looking to move up the LA crime scene. Jameson’s past comes back to haunt him and he is drawn into the case. Together, can they navigate the high voltage case?