Another love letter to New York, this time Mr. Allen chooses to focus on the dark and seedy underbelly of marriage. A grim and villainous murder plot plays as the backdrop for the jealousy, adulterous thoughts, and bickering that have consumed Larry and Carol's marriage.

Mr. Allen successfully tells the story of a failing marriage by punctuating it's odds and ends with the couple's investigation of a mysterious murder plot. The structure of the narrative weaves us into unexpected and hilarious corners as we follow the oddly paired Allen and Keaton trough out their ingenious detective work.