Aspiring actress Elizabeth Smart lands her centre stage role when her mutilated body is found dumped in a red light district... Clasped in her hand is a piece of hair belonging to an unidentified body of a woman murdered two weeks ago. PC Donal lands himself a place on the murder squad just as his unconventional brother, journalist Finton, unearths the secret double life of Elizabeth. The police are convinced it's the act of a serial killer, but how does Donal convince them it's not?