Ray Weiss is a third generation cop. All he[s ever wanted is to follow in his father and grandfather[s footsteps. But when he finds out what the senior officers in Chicago[s District 20 have planned for his [initiation[ into the brotherhood, he faces a difficult choice. Ray[s senior partner, Jack Fiore, asks him to rob a jewelry store. It[s just a little fun[especially because they[re set up to [discover[ the crime. Besides, Fiore gets the jewelry, Ray gets to be one of the boys, and the storeowner collects insurance. Ray doesn[t want to do it, but Fiore leaves him no alternative. . . . When Ray breaks into the store, he finds a corpse instead of his promised reward. Is it coincidence, or payback for being a reluctant rookie? Detective Sloane Pearson is on the case, and if Ray doesn[t help her find the killer, she might discover something even more dangerous: the truth.