Things get heavy during Detective David Mills' first day on the job in Ultra City. Carpenter K. Smith, the last honest politician in the dark city, goes out for a pack of cigarettes and disappears.

Questions arise about the mayor conspiring with a major crime lord and a police captain at the feet of strippers. Gail faces a demotion. Trish's secret goes public. Mills brings his new partner to the crime scene to search for hot clues.