Jack Morgan is a war hero. Returning home from Afghanistan afterbeing wounded, Jack is called into California State Prison to visit hisfather, Tom, who is serving a life sentence for extortion and murder.Before being incarcerated, Tom ran a private investigation firm called‘Private’. Tom wants Jack to re-start the company, to make it greatagain, and gives him access to a $15 million dollar account in theCayman Islands to do it with.Five years later and Jack has setup offices spanning the globe. Private’s services are much sort afterand Jack has clients ranging from movie stars to politicians. Jack iskeen to keep the business legal and not fall into the same traps as hisfather. But when the mob come calling, they are not easy to refuse.On a rare night off accompanying a client to the Golden Globe awards,Jack receives a phone call from school friend Abbie Cushman. Abbie'swife has been murdered and he desperately needs Jack’s help. The murderis brutal and with no apparent motive; fingers begin pointing towardsAbbie. Jack is certain that Abbie didn’t kill his wife, but he will haveto work night and day to prove it.Meanwhile, Jack’ssecond-in-command at Private, Justine Smith, is helping the L.A.P.D. in aserial killer investigation. Over the past two years, twelve schoolgirls from the same area in L.A. have been murdered. The killings arehighly professional and so far the Police have no leads whatsoever.Justine has been called in to make use of her experience and Private’sresources. A breakthrough is desperately needed, because these killingsshow no signs of stopping