Paul is an unbalanced and disturbed individual using his status in high society, his highly successful career and his charm and intelligence as a mask to hide his increasingly more psychotic nature. Quentin is a highly ambitious and bright detective with a unique ability for spotting lies and deception using body language and facial expressions, and heÕs recently been assigned to solve a series of grisly deaths in the glamorous setting of Beverley Hills and Hollywood. Can he track down Paul and halt his addiction to murder and torture or will PaulÕs talent for persuasion, coercion and deception help him escape the detective? ItÕs all a game, itÕs all chess, itÕs all cat and mouse, itÕs all part of The Influence.