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Suite à une sanction disciplinaire, le capitaine Paul Capitaine, membre de la Cellule-Élysée, est expédié à Quimper, sa ville natale. Il se heurte aussitôt à son supérieur qui lui ordonne de bâcler une enquête sur la mort de squatters dans un incendie… Seulement, Paul Capitaine est breton et, plus on veut lui cacher une vérité, plus il met d'énergie à la révéler ! Ses investigations lui attirent beaucoup d'ennuis et d'inimitiés, mais aussi des soutiens, parfois inattendus.

Freelance writer Emerson Ward is minding his own business one sweltering July day when Larry Forrester shows up at the door of his Chicago brownstone, accuses him of seducing his teenage daughter, Ellen, and tries to kill him. A week later, when Larry's ex-wife tells Emerson that Ellen has gone missing and asks him to find her, Emerson also learns that his girlfriend, Nell, is pregnant. While Nell and Emerson confront the difficult decision of whether or not to keep their baby, Emerson discovers that Ellen may have been facing the same dilemma.

“You learn early that you don’t get to prove your case with Boy Scouts and nuns. Yes, convicted felons will say anything to get out of jail, but they also know a lot.” Plea bargains may grease the rails of justice, but for Jamie Brock, prosecuting criminals is not about cutting deals.