A man named Clinton Davis is discovered with the victim's body and arrested on a charge of murder, but Brockden is convinced that Davis is innocent and makes the fateful decision to toss the case out. It doesn't take long for Brockden to uncover the chilling fact that Davis had, in fact, murdered the victim. Burdered with guilt and an error that could completely dismantle his career, Brockden pursues Davis to correct his biggest mistake and prevent the man from building a massive body count.