Joel Driscoll, a buddy of Brad Frame since middle school, draws him into the hunt for a missing person. Against the backdrop of a nation reeling from the 9/11 attacks, Brad's quest finds marital infidelity, a tangled web of betrayal from a business rival, and a murder in which the prime suspect has been framed. This case puts Brad and his young career to the test, pushing the limits as he butts heads with the police.