John Talion, ex-homicide detective turned down-on-his-luck private eye, stumbles upon the grisly murder of Sharon Bowling, the daughter of one of Baltimore's most prominent and connected families. He's manipulated in to privately assist in solving the murder by the victim's recently widowed sister, Samantha Bowling. Reluctant at first, Talion has no choice but to accept the fifteen thousand dollars Samantha offers for his assistance, unsure if he's...