Never Wear Earmuffs in a Bed of Rattlesnakes

Kimi is about to travel to san Francisco, Murphy is delighted to be left alone. Kimi goes to the office to ask Wes to make company to Murphy, but a man takes them as hostages. The armed guy is named Max, the owner of a mare insured by the company. Meanwhile, Murphy is visited by Ian Ludlow, a fellow from the AA. Ludlow is in reality another p.i. hired by Murphy's ex to reveal some nasty facts about Murphy. He taps Murphy's phone line.