When Los Angeles homicide detective Michael Raines begins the investigation of a murdered young woman found face down with a bullet in her back, the victim haunts his imagination.

When a partially decomposed body washes up in the Venice canals, Raines is faced with the difficulty of piecing his victim's identity together. A Martinez guest stars.

When Alice, a homeless woman, is found murdered in an alley, Raines' investigation leads him to a trail of deception, fraud and murder. Laurie Metcalf guest stars.

When a 20-year-old drug dealer is found dead, Raines discovers he was an aspiring comic book illustrator trying to get away from his former life.

When the wife of an old friend of Raines' is discovered murdered with an Aryan Nation insignia inscribed on her chest, the case seemed cut and dry.

Raines' hallucinations are particularly troublesome as he investigates the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl. Meanwhile, Raines is making progress in his therapy sessions with Dr. Kohl.