Jack Caffery and Flea Marley continue to share the spotlight, with their partnership developing into a sort of Lincoln RhymeAmelia Sachs relationship with more sexual tension and as often as not working at cross-purposes. It picks up six months after the conclusion of Skin, with Fleas team in departmental crosshairs, their bonuses at risk and her leadership in question. She is still covering up the death of Misty Kitson for her brother Caffery witnessed her disposing of the body, and is keeping his distance, and this backstory is filled in as you go along.The main plot is about child abductiona carjacker wearing a Santa Claus mask who steals the car of a vicars wife, with her year old daughter in the backseat, from a parking lot. Caffery is called in to investigate and is confident the car was the target and the girl will be returned, until Flea reminds him of two other open cases with similar MO, both with young girls in the cars.
