It Was New York, 1929, a City of Speakeasies, Swells and Hoodlums at the Fag End of the Roaring Twenties. It's a Hell of a Time and Place for a Young Cop to Be Trying to Make His Way in the World. Joe Quinn's First Case is One That Could Put His Name Up in Lights; a Banker Takes a Dive From a Tall Building Onto Wall Street. All the Signs Point to Murder. Pretty Soon, the Dead Man Has Company; a Group of Old Buddies is Being Eliminated, in a Particularly Gruesome Manner. for the Young Detective a Case That Starts As an Opportunity Swiftly Becomes a Nightmare From Which He Cannot Escape. Joe Quinn is About to Discover Just How Tough Being an Honest Cop in a Dishonest World Can Be.