[2] When a homeless man going by the name Billy Blake starves himself to death in the garage of socialite Amanda Powell, journalist Michael Deacon is sent to get the story.

Questions abound about Deacon digs into the pasts of both Billy Blake and Amanda Powell: who is Billy Blake?

Why is Amanda so interested in Billy Blake, and why does she pay for his funeral?

Along the investigative path, Deacon encounters an unusual cast of characters from Billy's past as well as his own.

The cast featured Clive Owen as Michael Deacon and Joely Richardson as Amanda.