All members of lawyer Grant Swisher's family are killed in their beds at night. NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas immediately understands that this is the work of professionals. The killers made only one mistake: they did not notice the Swishers' nine-year-old daughter, hiding in the dark kitchen. And now, with the help of a little eyewitness, Eve has to find the killers. As soon as she begins the investigation, she realizes that answering the question “who?” is possible only by receiving an answer to the question “why?” The brutal murder of an entire family turned out to be just the tip of the iceberg...