Cop Doc Allan Cannon, a forensic psychologist, is accustomed to difficult cases. However, his life is disrupted on multiple levels by a particularly disturbing crime. With a police officer as the victim, Allan has a significant part to play in the investigation. In the midst of the chaos, Allan meets a mysterious, yet alluring, woman. Their relationship soon takes a dark and obsessive turn, and Allan is forced to consider how well he truly knows her. Cop Doc Allan's journal is a place for him to chronicle the turbulence of the mind of a homicide suspect and the prosecutor who is out to nail him. Dr. Cannon's investigation into the criminal mind sheds light that echoes out from the dark mirror of justice beyond the cliche that what is transparent is evident.