They were found in a protected swamp located on the outskirts of Los Angeles. First one female body, then two more. All of them were facing east - and all of them were missing their right hand. This is clearly the work of a serial maniac. And that means it's a case for Lieutenant Milo Sturgis and his longtime partner, psychological expert Alex Delaware. In addition, it turned out that one of the girls, an excellent pianist, played at private parties of a very unusual nature...