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

“Morgan, you should look happy, your lawyer’s on his way and you’ll be out of here on bail.” Then Doyle remembered that Giorgio had been murdered and Morgan was dealing with that. Tough place to deal with grief. But he’d have enough of his own problems to keep him occupied for a while.


“Whadda you want, you creep? You put me in here and because of you Giorgio was mur…” He couldn’t speak for a moment. “Leave me alone, will ya? I don’t wanna talk to you or anybody.” His voice was filled with sadness.


“Just a few questions and, like I said before, this could help make things easier on you.” Doyle placed his hands on the cold metal bars and gazed at Tim. The kid’s face was pale and his features were delicate.


Tim glared at Doyle for a moment, then seemed to think things over.


“What’s your brother’s name? He seemed like a nice guy, concerned about you and all.”


“His name?” Tim cocked his head and looked at Doyle.


Chapter 55