Frank Goff

When veteran Chicago Police Detective Joe Eisman, known among friends as 'Iceman', entered the dark basement stairwell, he was overcome by the brutal nature of the young girl's murder. Her palms were face up, and held something precious to her. They were going to make it home no matter what indignity, she had to endure. Little Sara Seraph was on a mission, it was her dad's birthday. From that moment forward Detective Joe Eisman vowed to see her killer brought to justice...one way or another. For this Detective, that did not necessarily mean the killer would be making a courtroom appearance. As Joe would say; "Some of the best police work a cop can do, will never make it into a court of law." Joe believes in street justice. But Eisman's effort's are hampered along the way when he is suddenly teamed up with less experienced, by the book female Detective Jennifer Wilkes from downtown. Wilkes has been brought in to curb Eisman's cowboy style of police work. Eisman always works alone and is not happy with the new assignment. There is a reason he likes to work by himself...one person can keep a secret, and Joe has a lot of them. Along the way Detective Wilkes becomes a reluctant participant to Eisman and his methods of operation as she sees on a case by case basis how he operates, and why.