1845: New York City forms its first police force. The great
potato famine hits Ireland.
These two events
will change New York City forever…
Timothy
Wilde tends bar, saving every dollar in hopes of winning the
girl of his dreams. But when his dreams are destroyed by a
fire that devastates downtown Manhattan, he is left with
little choice but to accept a job in the newly minted New
York City Police Department.
Returning
exhausted from his rounds one night, Tim collides with a
girl no more than ten years old… covered in blood. She
claims that dozens of bodies are buried in the forest north
of Twenty-Third Street. Timothy isn’t sure whether to
believe her, but as the image of a brutal killer is slowly
revealed and anti-Irish rage infects the city, the reluctant
copper star is engaged in a battle that may cost him everything…