When a "professional nerd" turned PI is hired by his obnoxious ex-boss—and her ex-husband turns up dead—he must clear his possibly guilty client before she ruins his life again.

SYNOPSIS:

Title: Mike Hardware, Private Eye

Genre: Mystery / Comedy

Format: Feature Film

When down-on-his-luck private investigator Mike Hardware is hired by the last person he wants to see—his obnoxious former boss—he braces for humiliation in exchange for a paycheck. But when her ex-husband turns up dead under bizarre circumstances, Mike suddenly finds himself chasing a mystery laced with chemical weapons, corporate sabotage, and grudges buried deeper than toxic waste.

With Kaye Sparks—sharp, unflappable, and new to the chaos—Mike digs into the tangled web surrounding an environmental remediation firm with dangerous secrets. Suspects include a paranoid former mentor, an over-friendly VP with a sharp edge, a no-nonsense security officer, and a craft-obsessed housewife.

As clues emerge, so do threats—anonymous stalkers, midnight ambushes, and a mounting suspicion that his client might be trying to frame someone—or him—for murder. The deeper Mike looks, the more the case begins to mirror his own unraveling life.

The race to find the killer leads to the annual Rover Race at the Space and Rocket Center, where Mike pieces together a chilling plot involving a WWII nerve agent and a very personal motive. To stop a second murder and salvage his reputation, he’ll have to do what he hates most: confront his past, trust someone else, and admit he might actually be good at this detective thing.

Mike Hardware, Private Eye is a quirky, character-driven mystery that blends humor, heart, and science geekery with classic detective storytelling—where the stakes are toxic, the suspects are slippery, and redemption might be Mike’s toughest case yet.