The past should be behind us; sometimes it catches up!A young man is stabbed to death, his body dumped in the shadow of the Black Bridge. DI Max Travers finds himself investigating the murder alongside his embittered ex-girlfriend, Lorraine Pope. Having spent months avoiding each other, now they become rivals to get the first break in the investigation. This rivalry is soon eclipsed as the deadly events unfold. As the body count rises they must join forces to try to find the motivation driving the murderer. But with no apparent link between the victims, their killer is proving to be dangerously elusive.