Within an unconventional artists' neighbourhood, DCI David Brock and DS Kathy Kolla need to find six-year-old Traced Rudd, the third child to be abducted in recent weeks. Tracey is the daughter of controversial artist Gabriel Rudd, who Tracey's grandparents blame for the suicide of Tracey's mother and hint at his complicity in their granddaughter's disappearance. As Kathy tries to decipher motives, Brock's attention is diverted by a personal and career crisis.