A recent life-changing medical diagnosis has thrown psychologist Joe O'Loughlin off-balance, and he is feeling reckless. When a young woman is found murdered, the unusual manner of her death prompts DS Riya Devi to suggest asking Joe for a professional opinion. Joe is shocked by the sight of the body - but is he just shaken by the brutality of the killing or is there something from his past he's not telling the police?
