Darkness creeps into the motor city... Detroit homicide detective Eleanor "Shoobie" Dube pursues a killer who leaves his victims in abandoned buildings throughout the city. When builders uncover a skeleton, Shoobie tentatively identifies the remains as Megan Traine's long vanished aunt. Meg turns to her long-time companion, Detroit PI Chris "Woody" Guthrie, for help. To help Meg, Guthrie puts the ugly divorce he's investigating on hold. Then the couple's daughter Shannon flees from her parent's warfare and meets a disturbed young man who knows every hiding place in the area. Now, Guthrie, Shoobie, and Megan race to find the girl before darkness claims yet another victim.