In a modernized telling of the classic fairy tale, Beauty And The Beast stars Kristin Kreuk as Catherine "Cat" Chandler, a detective who was shattered when her mother was murdered by gun-wielding psychos a decade ago. Cat herself would have been next, but she was saved by a mysterious beast-like human, though no one believes her story. Now she's a tough, big-city homicide officer, and while investigating a case with her partner, Tess Vargas (Nina Lisandrello), Cat uncovers evidence that handsome doctor Vincent Keller (Jay Ryan), reportedly killed by enemy fire while serving in Afghanistan in 2002, is still alive and connected to a series of crimes. Cat investigates and discovers that Keller is not only still alive, in hiding for the last 10 years, but is afflicted with a strange disorder: Every time he gets angry, he turns into an unstoppable beast. Oh, and he's being chased by the same bad guys who killed Cat's mother. So Cat and Vincent join together in secret to solve crimes and put together the puzzle pieces of a conspiracy that embroils them both. Falling in love would complicate things immensely, but Cat and Vincent can't help themselves.