At a senior citizen residence to lead worship, Pastor Lou watches the elevator dial move from the third floor to the first. The elevator door opens to reveal the corpse of Tony Pinelli, who got on the elevator well and healthy at the third floor in the sight of five friends. Naturally, the Tocksville pastor, discovered alone with the corpse, is a prime suspect among a long list of local folk who wanted the visiting Hollywood womanizer dead. Once again Larche and the local police chief work together with Lou to solve the crime, but not before another death along the way.