It stars Skip Homeier and Dan Barton as Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives whose beat is the Sunset Strip.

[1][2][3] He and his partner, Detective Sergeant Burke, work the night shift in the West Hollywood Division, where their beat is the Sunset Strip.

[1][2][3] Perry Levitt is a magazine photographer working the Hollywood beat who frequently appears on the scene as Raven and Burke investigate crime in and around the many entertainment venues along the Strip.

[1][3] The show′s setting along the Sunset Strip created an opportunity for the characters to engage with famous performers as guest stars each week.

[2][3] Mel Tormé, who appeared in episode 8 ("The Junket"), co-composed (with Stanley Styne and George Duning) and recorded for the show a song titled "(These) Desperate Hours".