In New York, the body of a congressman"s mistress is found dumped in the mayor"s well. Assistant DA Alex Cooper is distraught that she wasn"t able to prevent the death in time. Investigating the circumstances she uncovers a secret affair and an illegitimate child, supposedly fathered by the politician. Then after news of a tragic shipwreck off the coast claiming the lives of the human cargo on board, Alex is called to the gruesome scene. She discovers a strange connection between the seemingly unrelated cases: a young woman drowned in the wreck and the congressman"s murdered lover share the same tattoo… Alex finds more than she bargained for: dark links to New York"s powerful elite that will call into question all she ever believed in...