When an ambitious Luxor dancer on the eve of her biggest night misses rehearsal and disappears, Metro detectives investigate an abandoned car, security video and backstage trysts until a grisly discovery stuns the Strip's close-knit dance community.

After a larger-than-life bookie vanishes without a trace, Metro detectives delve into the world of mobsters, informants and greed until two bodies in the Mojave Desert and a highway traffic stop reveal a plot of murderous betrayal.