Disgraced cop Doyle McCann and former undercover cop Kord Verlangen are forced to partner on a cold case which they must solve or lose their jobs. Doyle is gay and out; Kord says he's straight. Both harbor secrets they never want revealed.<br><br>The case, involving a series of gay bashings two years earlier, takes them through the underbelly of Philadelphia's gay nightlife, and Doyle has reason to believe the Mafia may also be involved.<br><br>Following years' old leads is hard enough. But working together proves even more difficult as the sexual tension between Doyle and Kord rises and begins to overwhelm their focus. As they come closer to solving the case, their team is split down the middle, threatening to destroy any chance for them to keep their jobs. What will it take to get them working again and keep them on track?

Family Bashings

Kord turned the key in the ignition, gripped the steering wheel, and glanced out the window. “Blast off!” he shouted and stepped on the gas. “Just kidding.” He eased up as they sailed through the parking lot, narrowly missing the tail of the captain’s new Lexus. He slowed the car when they neared the exit to the street. He applied the brakes and let the car idle. “Where to?”


Doyle looked over the contents of the folder. “The case involves the beatings of gay men outside several afterhours clubs. Two of the men are still in rehab. The case got a lot of press two years ago but it was never closed. You hear about it?”


“I was undercover until a couple days ago. The only things I heard about were drugs, whores, and guns.”


“They hit a real dead end with this one,” Doyle said. “Few witnesses. No other leads.”


“Great. What’s that asshat captain expect us to do?”


“He expects us to fail,” Doyle said.


Chapter 3