Psychiatrist Thomas Darcy should have seen the signs of madness. Yet, when he finds his favorite horse, a magnificent animal, dead in a pool of blood outside his Dublin stable, Darcy refuses to believe that one of his patients is at fault. Turning to solicitor James Fleming for help, Darcy shares his fears that someone very evil is behind his horse's death. He also convinces James -- himself torn apart by a complex love affair -- that he might find therapy beneficial. But soon after James attends his first appointment, a body is found in Darcy's office.
Preoccupied with unraveling the mystery of his own emotional dark side, James also feels guilty for not acting in time to stop the murder. Now he must follow his investigation into a shadowy world of desire and madness, a place where his own demons may be waiting along with a demented and deceptive killer determined to strike again....
