In the story, after a set of fake tires causes a fatal crash, police launch a murder investigation.
Two people are able to identify the men who sold the illegal goods, but the criminals kill these witnesses by planting a car bomb, making it impossible to take the case to court.
They talk to him about how tire bootleggers are harming innocent people and undermining the war effort, but their words seem to fall on deaf ears.
Everyone who knows Pat is shocked at his apparent turn to criminality, and even his cynical brother begins to feel pangs of conscience.
When Pat uncovers the truth about the kingpin, his life is in great danger, and Mike must decide where his own true loyalties lie.