Five year-old Junior Weston was hiding in a closet the night his entire family was brutally slaughtered. He glimpsed the killer's face, and now the little boy's life is on the line. The only one who can help him is detective J.P. Beaumont, but even Beaumont's dogged persistence and reckless courage may not be enough to save the boy and put the killer behind bars. Beaumont's hot temper and cold nose for clues discovers a suicidal computer freak, causes a showdown with several steely-eyed gang members, and finds explosive revelations in the Seattle Police Department.