While Captain Anjulie Zarate y Salazar faces a crisis of loyalty at home, Malcolm Khalaji faces another crisis in Los Angeles.

And that crisis is named Yoon Eun-Ji.

When mandatory mental health leave turns into a not-particularly-optional dinner invitation from Seong-Jae's parents, Malcolm finds himself thrust into chaos. Multilingual mortification. Sassy sisters. Spicy steak. And intimate moments that are exactly what Malcolm needs to distract himself from the building trauma inside him, threatening to break and crash at any moment.

But Malcolm isn't the only one taking advantage of the distraction to confront difficult issues—and a story within a story unravels as Seong-Jae descends into memories of his time with Sila, searching for anything that could unearth clues about the cat-eyed man, where his path will take him next, his connection to the Golden Ratio Killer, and the dangers that threaten the people Malcolm and Seong-Jae love most.

Echoes of the past. Remembered pains. Emerging patterns. New revelations. And a confession that could change everything.

For better or for worse, by the end of this case . . . Malcolm and Seong-Jae will never be the same.

Contains mature themes.