The head of Manhattan's Crime Analysis Team, Lieutenant Tony Sattill, finds himself assigned to the murder investigation at the Neighborhood Financial & Legal Services. The case is personal, the wife of his best friend is one of the victims. During the chaotic search for the murderer, which takes them from perfectly normal storefront to a rave, through a street gang and the death of a policewoman, they deal with a federal drug bust to find hope for the downtrodden. But why are Sattill's superiors allowing his team to go far beyond their usual call to duty in the department? They find more clues to unlock the mystery of a crime, which leads to another, that gives rise to more questions! Federal agencies stonewall them, connections are made from diverse leads, disparate facts and hidden meanings to reach the logical conclusion: that someone of great influence is behind these horrific events. As the team gets closer to solving the case, evil lashes out until the final crime and its connection to the other crimes reveals the truth.