It's Christmastime, but with no joy and festive spirit to be found in his soul, Philadelphia homicide detective Benny Steel steps into a case from hell. With his fellow detective and lover, Marisa Tulli, by his side, he goes on a hunt for the killer of a young attorney in prestigious Rittenhouse Square and soon learns that the killer has an agenda, with a motive that is unclear to law enforcement, leaving him wondering. A calculated string of events is unraveling, and he has few leads to go on. Steel is forced to stare into the face of evil-an evil that cuts through his soul, tests his faith in the goodness of humanity, and has him questioning and searching for the very meaning of life. But time is running out, and this case is ready to explode. He must stop this killer before it's too late-before the lives of many are drastically altered forever...