Joel is a man on a mission, whatever he has been called to finish, it is done. When Celeste Gardner's file is placed in front of him, he creates a mission to save her. Is it because he sees his demons in her? Or, does he want to save her before those demons find her? He isn't going to know those answers until he has her in his arms.
Self-tortured contained to hell, Joel takes his team black while they unravel a prostitution ring that touches close to home. Celeste Gardner seems to be the center of the ring. A daughter of one of the high leaders fought off her father's abuse, but her time is running out. Mort will be released soon, and Joel knows, she will never be strong enough for what is coming.
Joel and his small team move through the shadows, attacking all ends that are exposed to get to Celeste. Joel is faced condemning his own family to hell to save a girl that could never give him what he needs- love.