Had Detective Vanek made a mistake and the killer was still killing? Vanek accepts the challenge of protecting the family of a murder victim, while being distracted by arson, embezzlement, and death. Moreover, would the marriage of his partner, Vejr, to his former daughter-in-law come off without a hitch? Would he be able to find Emily's missing student who apparently had joined the word of pornography? And where did Ann Marie's finance go at midnight?