LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter’s identity, he uncovers a vast conspiracy that has a chokehold on the city in this thrilling journey through the tangled streets of Los Angeles and the corrupt bureaucracy of the LAPD.

An alcoholic on the verge of an explosion, a gay guy in the closet engaged to a woman, a recently separated couple worried about appearances, wondering if the marriage can be saved, and a widowed woman and her son are guests at a wedding trying to find some hope and healing.