A note, a symbol, a member of the clergy dead. Will and Geordie step up to solve the case. However, things take a rather perplexing turn as a stranger enters Will's life, and a familiar face returns to the village.
When Dia Hyden's body, a girl who has been missing for 12 years, reappears without having aged a day, Inspector Pierce must negotiate a labyrinth of cold clues, secrets, and corruption to find justice. A terrorist bomb threatens to upset Pierce's plans while a new clue regarding his wife's mysterious death leads to an unexpected surprise.