Things get heavy during detective David Mills's 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.

Mills and Gail try to piece together the movements of the missing mayoral candidate, employing extraordinarily specific detective work along the way; Carpenter K Smith was supposed to make Ultra City a gentler place.

Questions arise about the mayor openly 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.

Mills and Nico start to connect the dots; Gail tries to reach her son, who is quickly slipping away; Congressman Chris Pecker gives a lesson in the history of artistic nudes; Street Hustler Boy risks it all for love.

Dire circumstances bring both Mills and Gail to the hospital; Little Grace learns of the damage she's caused; a devastating shift of allegiance may derail Donella's campaign just as it's gaining traction.

A darkness comes down on Ultra City and Mills must figure it out and stop it.