Detective Reason has been 'moved' from her troublesome position in The Met to a quieter and less stressful nick in Bristol. She has quelled the demons and overcome her traumatic past. Her first murder moves her to tears. The victim is a beautiful young woman, just as she once was. She knows she will move heaven and earth to find the killer. At first it all seems so easy, so straightforward, then the rot sets in. The evidence is worthless, leading them so far astray they have to begin all over again.