The Good Seats is a primer on how an NFL official might be bribed. Tommy Palmer, an ex-cop and self-employed security man in Waikiki, flies to mid-winter Philadelphia to help his childhood pal, Jitterbug, accused of murder. The victim was a bag man for a Philly crime family and was holding 150K in cash. The bad guys want the money back from Jitterbug and the police want him in jail. Amid a rich portrait of working class Philadelphia and the excitement of big time football, Tommy Palmer puts his life on the line for his friend. That's the kind of guy Tommy is. HEADER PROMOTIONAL LINE FOR BACK...

It s Ash Wednesday, and all Tommy Palmer wants to do is enjoy his drink at Billy Frisco s jazz club and listen to some great American tunes. Carla is on stage, Billy s girl, and man, can she sing. The pouring rain outside only makes Tommy, her biggest fan more inclined to stay, until a soaking wet getaway driver tumbles in the front door. Turns out, Danny Devlin is dead shot at a botched post office robbery. Billy hired an amateur driver who abandoned the crew. Now, Billy s in hot water, and Tommy is a witness to his guilt. Due to Billy s bad hire, he s ordered to kill the driver plus a...