In Palm Beach, a homicide detective is kidnapped.  In a city to the north, a young Shaolin priest is also taken.  The only link is a cryptic message written in blood on the walls of both men's homes and the name Kwai Chang Caine.

Paul comes home.

Caine is the victim of a robbery, one of the things taken is his wedding ring. Peter wants to get it back for him. What starts out as something simple gets complicated very quickly.

Peter is an overworked criminal lawyer appointed by the Court as defense counsel to an odd fellow named Matt Avery.  Avery is a mysterious, unsocial, smart-mouthed felon who doesn’t think much of his new attorney.  Until they both start having visions of Chinatown.

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Ten days after the incident at the Blaisdell's cabin, Kermit is now home, recuperating from his wounds. However, one night when too many drinks are shared between the two new brothers, a drunken slip of the tongue occurs, and Peter reveals a dark secret from his past. It is a secret that will push the bonds of their friendship to the edge. And as cascading events unfold, further dark secrets are revealed, that will once again, change their lives forever.