Investigating an explosion at a Harlem school that has caused numerous deaths and injuries, Karp and Ciampi discover links to a serial arsonist and a teacher's union president who would protest New York City's charter school movement.

District attorneys Butch Karp and Marlene Ciampi work to expose the corrupt and murderous leader of the longshoremen's union

When a police officer shoots the son of a respected inner-city Baptist preacher, a public outcry for harsh justice pits prosecuting attorney Butch Karp and his wife, Marlene Ciampi, against a radical organization of armed militants who begin targeting uniformed cops.