Part two of a three-part crime drama. DC Anna Travis is reunited with DCI James Langton to investigate an ominous re-enactment of the infamous murder in 1940s Los Angeles dubbed the Black Dahlia. With the killer still at large and now goading the police, Langton comes under increasing pressure to crack this copycat case. But Travis's one night stand with a journalist threatens to derail the investigation and she is ordered to stay off the case.

Conclusion of Lynda La Plante's three-part thriller. The case is drawing to an end as Travis and Langton close in on the copycat killer, their investigation of the main suspect uncovering long-buried secrets of sadistic cruelty and murderous intent.