The Pearl Affair

Set in O'ahu, Hawaii, in December 1941, two investigators for the prosecutor's office, John Jardine and Val Cederlof, examine the lifeless body of a young woman. This is the second victim within a month. Murders are rare on the Islands. Detectives from the Honolulu Police Department resent the two investigators poking their noses in HPD's case. Jardine and Cederlof are accustomed to the hostility of the HPD. As the two investigators depart, Val comments that this will be a Christmas they will never forget. Little does he know how prophetic his words are. Early next morning at 7:00, Japanese Zeros attack Pearl Harbor.
Newlyweds Commander Morgan Gilchrist and wife Maggie rush to Queen's Hospital knowing that their medical backgrounds will be of use when the wounded arrive. In the midst of the chaos, Morgan and Maggie cross paths with abrasive Head Nurse Agatha Finch. Later that night, a young nurse is discovered dead. The usual cool Agatha is noticeably upset. Jardine arrives. He and Morgan meet across the corpse. Because of this meeting, Morgan and Maggie become involved in the hunt for the killer. Intuitive Maggie realizes that the truth lies with the stoic and secretive Nurse Finch.