New York Detective Frank Santorsola had an affinity for undercover work and soon found himself working deep cover, successfully infiltrating the Lucchese crime family under the cover name of Frank Miranda. Miranda is tasked to gather evidence in an international heroin-smuggling case of pure heroin from the Middle East into the New York metropolitan area. His informant, Mike Baraka, claimed he had been falsely arrested, indicted, and convicted for a crime he did not commit. He turns to the only person who believes him, Frank Miranda.Miranda develops a tabooed friendship with Baraka and realizes he will need to make choices that are uncomfortable, struggling between department expectations and what he believes is morally wrong. It's a surgical look into the very essence of the criminal justice system, exposing the corrupt nature of an institution and the political powers that run it. This is a gripping story of challenges, frustrations, anger and redemption.