Armand Cole kills a snitch. He is supposed to take him to Monticello's infamous Pier 9, but a snowstorm forces him to leave the body on the freeway. A related murder at the pier is assigned to the MPD's Special Investigations squad. For Jessica Branson, this means she gets to do something she hasn't done in years: Real police work. But she must do so under the former Internal Affairs officer who sent her into exile. Armand is soon the point...