When and OB/GYN is murdered, detectives Logan and Falacci first believe he is a victim of pro-life activists. Soon they realize the murder is the result of long buried family secrets. Among the suspects, the doctor's own son and brother, and the nephew he never even knew he had.

A threeway turns deadly, and a pair of emerald earrings are the only clue. Writer Noah Brezner has awakened after a threeway with a blonde and a brunette, to find the blonde dead, the brunette gone, and Noah with no idea what happened. Major Case is called in to investigate the death of a Jane Doe tied in Japanese bondage ropes, then strangled. Mike Logan and Nola Falacci are intially stumped by this lurid puzzle - their only clue to the girl's identity and demise is the pair of emeralds hanging from her ears.