Rookie Cleveland detective Michael Connelly is desperate to escape from under the shadow of his late father| a detective convicted of a drug scandal within thedepartment when Michael was a boy. When a million dollars' worth of drugs are stolen from police custody and the detective on the case soon turns up dead| Michaelbegs his captain for the assignment and the chance to prove himself. But when his investigation points toward a crime network| Michael faces pressure to maintain thestatus quo as he plays a cat-and-mouse game with the powers that be| while under the watchful eye of a ghost-like assassin ensuring their secrecy.