After being promoted from a desk job, Detective Maria Quinn (Jaclyn Smith) has a lot to prove. A perfect opportunity comes when she's put on her first big case: a murder investigation. She's paired with a tough-talking, grizzled veteran of the streets, Detective Vincent Cusack (John Spencer). But, as they pound the pavement to discover the identity of the killer, Quinn makes a startling discovery: the butcher on the streets may be the very same man who shares her bed.