It's a cold Cleveland November day when forensic trace evidence expert Evelyn Jones is summoned to the scene of a bizarre crime. A young woman has been forcibly drowned, her feet chained and sunk in cement. When a second girl connected to a prominent family is found with evidence that links her murder to the first, all hell breaks loose. The police - and Evelyn - are officially up against it to find the murderer. Evelyn - a no-nonsense, hardworking single mother, and the best there is at what she does - just wants to get the job done, and quickly. But to further complicate her already stressful life behind the microscope, she is pulled into a web of conflicting loyalties, unexpected relationships, and professional betrayal. When Evelyn suspects that her own teenage daughter has become a pawn in the killer's plans, she must remain true to herself and her skills and follow the evidence to the murderer's door.