Is it murder? Medical Examiner Dante Nicosian, New York's leading coroner, can't be sure. So once again, optometrist-turned-sleuth Dr. Yoko Kamimura teams with the top detectives at NYPD's 13th Precinct, Dan Riley and Zoran Zeissing, to uncover the truth. As the case unfolds, Yoko is shocked to learn details of her family's WWII incarceration. Allies and alibis abound while Dr. Yoko searches for facts and unravels the darkest mystery of all, one with the power to deceive and destroy.