Can the past ever be left behind? Ask a flawed detective, a former refugee and a government desperate to misuse a dead body to reshape Australia's security policy.
Melbourne is a city on the brink, from arson fed bush fires, searing heatwaves and the potential threat of terrorism. Detective Inspector Robbie Gray, falling foul of police bureaucracy gets called to a body lying in a rural swamp. When the nationality of the dead man is revealed, ASIO take over her investigation. Convinced they are misinterpreting the evidence, along with a disenfranchised Aboriginal policeman they secretly dig for the truth.
