In Juneau, an archeologist is sent to protect the ancient burial sites uncovered by a mining company, but he never returns. Near the Anchorage airport, a female torso is washed ashore. At Alaska's Fugitive Task Force, Arliss Cutter and deputy Lola Teariki are keeping track of sequestered jurors in a high-profile trial. When a prosecuting attorney is murdered, Cutter realizes they're dealing with something much bigger, and in this third outing (after Stone Cross), all of these disturbing cases intersect.