1845: New York City forms its first police force. The great
potato famine hits Ireland.
These two events
will change New York City foreverβ¦
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 isnβt 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 everythingβ¦