Although Jake Phillips had recently been the golden boy of Chicago's elite homicide division, now he finds himself on the verge of suspension. Having recently put everything on the linerisking his job, his marriage, and everything he held most dearto clear the name of his partner, Mondo, who became the prime suspect in a murder case, Jake Phillips is now finding out precisely how much it has cost him. He crossed over an invisible line and no longer seems able to find his way back.
Having warned him repeatedly that his obsession with his cases was consuming him, Jake's wife has now called it quits and has taken their infant daughter with her. Even Mondo, who knows exactly how much he owes Jake Phillips, has been forced to pull rank, with a stern reminder that he's the boss now and if Jake doesn't shape up immediately, he'll have to take his badge.
As his life quickly proceeds to unravel, Jake stumbles upon the truth about a homicide case within his precinct - a truth that could cost him his career or change his life. Faced with a moral dilemma at this lowest point in his life, there's precious little to lose, and Jake must decide whether he will take the easy way out to save his career and turn his life around, or once again put it all on the line to do the right thing.
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