Church conspiracy, ancient scrolls, betrayal anda]murder. Disaffected Catholic Andrew Riley, a psychiatrist with a struggling practice and failing marriage, meets with a new patient late one night, a patient who, he soon discovers, is linked to his past. The next morning, Rileyas patient is murdered, and he becomes the prime suspect. Abandoning his practice, Riley returns to his place of birth in search of answers. But what he finds is a 2,000-year-old legend that threatens to refute the divinity of Christ. Hard-boiled, old-school detective Hank Fallon puts his career on the line when he allows Riley the latitude to killaor be killedain Rileyas quest for honor.