Ben McLeod is at his first detachment as a probationary constable when he and his RCMP field training officer, Sue Archer, discover the body of a brutally murdered transvestite. It becomes evident that the murder is related to the ongoing importation of narcotics and commercial crime investigations, and to an undercover operation. Ben learns that a university classmate with whom he had close relations is connected to Central American drug cartels. Her previous cartel relationships are linked to the killing of an undercover officer. This connection reveals corruption within policing, government and the judicial system. Sue and Ben are left in a quandary--who can they trust.