Dolgoletnemu bostonskemu detektivu Thomasu Cravenu se podre svet, ko njegovo 24-letno hčerko Emmo nekdo umori pred domačim pragom. Čeprav vsi menijo, da je bil tarča morilca on, je Thomas prepričan, da temu ni tako. Ko začne raziskovati hčerino življenje, pride na sled zapleteni mreži spletk in podkupovanja, v katero so vpleteni vplivni vladni možje, še posebej pa pokvarjeni agent Darius Jedburgh.
Thomas Craven is a detective who has spent years working the streets of Boston. When his own daughter is killed outside his own home, Craven soon realizes that her death is only one piece of an intriguing puzzle filled with corruption and conspiracy, and it falls to him to discover who is behind the crime.