Michael Luggio

When a prominent atheist leader is kidnapped and murdered, Detectives Goren and Eames interview the victim's granddaughter who was also kidnapped.

The detectives investigate when a financial executive for a large land-holding company is framed for the murder of her lover, then blackmailed to cover up an illegal use of company stock to generate profits.

In the course of an investigation of a sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl, it is discovered that the victim is the rebellious stepdaughter of a judge.