Stone Barrington embarks on a business trip to Bel-Air, expecting a relaxing break from the mean streets of New York; but a case that had seemingly been resolved has returned in full force--with lethal results--and Stone finds himself teamed with an agent who operates outside the law.

Investigating the latest crime scene of a celebrity thief who has been staging lucrative heists and donating the spoils to charity, rookie deputy Charlie Hood is forced to make an ethics-testing decision when the thief is targeted by a professional killer.