A wealthy victim lays waiting, his privates sliced and diced in what appears to be a very personal vendetta slaying. The positively cheery way the female killer waves goodbye on security footage leaves little room for doubt that she is taunting the police. Cara Belton is a woman of many faces and pseudonyms. She has been carrying out crimes against abusive men for years and has now stumbled upon a worthy opponent in Detective Elijah Black, the media darling of the New York Police Department. Elijah finds the way she engages him telling. Is she playing games or is she ready to give up on her endless journey to justice? As he pursues her, he finds empathy for this murderess and anger towards her victims. He is a man of honor with a staunch belief in the law. At what cost?