Lys Lantern was a teenager when journalist Lucas Jameson used her to investigate reports of sexual trafficking in the United States in the late 1980s. They became lovers before his plans went horribly awry and Lys was forced into a brain-shattering cauldron of sexual slavery. She managed to escape only to disappear into thin air after making tabloid headlines amid a violent confrontation with her captors. Jameson, consumed by guilt, gave up journalism and disappeared. But in 2012 Lys Lantern is suddenly in the news again — and so is Lucas Jameson. Sex trafficking expert Ben Packer and his daughter Riva unlock a tale of transgression and redemption, descent into a criminal underworld, a journey through madness – and a love story.