Detective Angie Pallorino took straight down a serial killer permanently and, in accordance to her superiors, with extreme force.

Benched on the desk assignment for twelve months, Angie struggles to maintain her feeling of identity-if she’s not really a detective, who is she? Then a decades-old cool case washes ashore, tugging her into an investigation she recognizes as deeply personal.

Angie’s lover and partner, James Maddocks, views it, too. But spearheading a continuing probe into a sex-trafficking band while keeping Angie’s increasing obsession with her case in check is taking its toll. As startling connections between the parallel investigations emerge, Maddocks realizes he has a lot more than Angie’s psychological state to be concerned about.

Driven and eager to resolve her case, Angie goes rogue, risking her relationship, career, and very life in search of answers. She’ll find out that some truths are too painful to keep, plus some sacrifices include collateral damage. But Angie Pallorino won’t ignore it. She can’t. It’s not in her bloodstream.