The skeletal remains of a woman's body found in a storm drain lead Detective Superintendent Roy Grace on an investigation spanning the globe. Meanwhile, a grim discovery is made in Australia and another woman's life is in danger on the streets of Brighton. Years earlier, amid the tragic mayhem of 9/11, failed businessman Ronnie Wilson sees the chance to shed his debts, disappear and start a new life overseas. Grace soon finds himself drawn into a desperate race against time to link these seemingly unconnected events, and to save the next victim from being hunted down...