An uncompromising thriller set in the last decade of the 20th Century. Criminality is reaching epidemic proportions. The combination of a vociferous liberal lobby, the breakdown of family and school disciplines over three generations and a weak judicial system have produced a society living in fear. A seemingly average rape murder case sets Detective Sergeant Phil Queen on an apparently straightforward investigation, when the suspect is swiftly apprehended. For Gary Hart, the wheels of justice begin to turn. In the country at large, a series of random assaults and deaths are occurring. However, due to their sporadic nature, they merge into the general crime figures and, therefore, no connections are made...