Kassie has never had to cope with a case like this before, and his emotions are getting the better of him. As a rookie cop he learned to keep his distance from a case, not get emotionally involved, because that's when mistakes happen. But this case makes distance impossible . . . children's lives are at stake. And every time he and Rooi seem to be making progress with the case, it slithers out from under them, like a venomous snake.