Bobby Emmet was a desperate man, an honest New York City cop, framed for the murder of his fiancee, and given one last chance to save himself - by an unlikely benefactor. Bobby didn't murder his fiancee, Dorothea Dubrow, and then cremate the body - but he has an idea who is responsible. His murder trial interrupted his investigation of a police medical pension scam - and revealed how little he really knew about Dorothea. Now suddenly free, he is imprisoned in a web of corruption, lies, and the kind of secrets people kill for. Bobby has a few allies: his policeman brother, his hacker daughter, his flamboyantly unprincipled lawyer, a cop or two who stood by him through the trial. As the struggle to find the truth - and Dorothea - intensifies, Bobby begins to suspect that those around him are not as loyal as they appear. His liberty and very life depend on whether or not he can discover how high - and how near - the conspiracy goes before the trap closes on him.