It is always a challenge for a working mother to juggle her career and her home life, especially when she is a detective raising two boisterous boys whilst in the middle of a divorce from a man who is also her boss. This is Larissa Levina's life, and while her job is going well and she continues to solve one complex crime after another, her private life is crumbling around her. Her ex-husband and his lover, her best friend and partner and a string of sudden and mysterious murders make life in the police station fraught, but the situation soon escalates when Larissa discovers she is expecting another baby.