Still wracked with grief over the death of his friend andpartner Jackie 'Stevie' Stevenson, River and his colleaguesmust attend her wake. There he is surprised to come across herbrother Jimmy - recently released after serving sixteen yearsfor a brutal murder, in which Stevie's own evidence was key.River reaches breaking point as he begins to suspect that theman he chased to his death was innocent. The victim's pregnantand unstable girlfriend is on the warpath and pursues River,only to find in him an unexpected ally in a confusing world.
