On July 30, 1994, in the resort town of Orfea, comfortably settled on the Atlantic Ocean coast in the state of New York, an event occurred that shocked the bohemian residents of this quiet, peaceful place. In his own house, the town mayor was murdered—along with his wife and their ten-year-old son. Near the house, a corpse of a girl is found—apparently she became an accidental witness to the crime. The killer was found.
June 23, 2014. A young New York police captain, Jesse Rosenberg, resigns. At a reception dedicated to this event, journalist Stephanie Meyler appears and tells Jesse that during the investigation into the mayor’s murder—carried out by Rosenberg and his partner Derek Scott—the real criminal was never arrested. And after meeting a mysterious informant, she will obtain proof of it. Oh, what a sensational article it will be! But that evening, Stephanie Meyler vanishes without a trace.