Alex, tired of barstools on the Third Avenue singles scene, takes out an ad in a 'personals' publication and then has to cope with the assorted respondents.
Approaching her 30th birthday, Alex wonders if her life has added up to anything. Her doubts are confirmed when she is assigned to indict a dangerous killer, only to find that one witness is being intimidated and the other thinks he's a ghostbuster.
A baffling criminal case may do irreparable damage to the budding relationship between Alex and an investigative TV reporter.