A Chicago-based private detective, Victoria "V.I" Warshawski, takes on a babysitting gig for her new boyfriend, but things take a deadly turn when he's murdered. With her detective instincts kicking in, V.I. decides to investigate the crime, forming an unlikely partnership with the victim's daughter, Kat, as they work together to unravel the mystery.

V.I. Warshawski
A detective becomes the guardian of her boyfriend's daughter, but when the girl's father becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation, the detective must navigate her new role as a parent while solving the crime.