The double murder of a Jewish couple leaves few leads. According to the woman's son, a large amount of cash is missing, along with the Palestinian student who was living with them. But the woman's son is lying about critical evidence, and the conflict between the two detectives, Travis and Malik, spreads from the Middle East to the unsolved crimes of multiple murder and armed robbery.

Inspector Wright becomes personally involved in a case when a young woman is found raped and murdered after getting into a taxi. The suspect is the same man who had previously walked on a similar charge, and now Wright sees an opportunity to put the man away for a long time. Meanwhile, Malik works to find the gang responsible for the armed robbery.

Detective Sonny Koa is enlisted to help the son of a friend, Sam, who's involved with Maori gangsters. When the kid is implicated in a violent robbery, Sonny must walk a fine line between his obligations as a cop and his obligations to his community. Meanwhile, Malik is focused on nailing the armed robbery gang. He has a suspect in custody who knows the truth, but he refuses to talk.