Things get heavy during Detective David Mills' first day on the job in Ultra City; Carpenter K. Smith, the last honest politician in the dark city, goes out for a pack of cigarettes and disappears.
Mills and Gail try to piece together the movements of the missing mayoral candidate, employing extraordinarily specific detective work along the way; Carpenter K. Smith was supposed to make Ultra City a gentler place.
In what sort of city does its mayor openly conspire with a major crime lord and a police captain at the feet of strippers? Gail faces a demotion, Trish's secret goes public, and Mills brings his new partner to the crime scene to search for hot clues.
Mills and Nico start to connect the dots. Gail tries to reach her son who is quickly slipping away. Congressman Chris Pecker gives a lesson in the history of artistic nudes. Street Hustler Boy risks it all for love.
Dire circumstances bring both Mills and Gail to the hospital. Little Grace learns of the damage she's caused. A devastating shift of allegiance may derail Donella's campaign just as it's gaining traction.
A darkness comes down on Ultra City. Now alone, Mills must figure it out and stop it.
