Magnus "Steps" Craig is part of the elite three-man Special Tracking Unit of the FBI called in on special cases. When the remains of a murdered woman are found, Steps recognizes the shine, his special ability--a kind of synesthesia--where he can see the 'essence' of a person, left by the murderer from another crime scene with a physically similar victim. He uncovers the signature at both scenes--the mark of a sad face. At the same time, another killer, one Steps has dubbed Leonardo and has been trying to track for over ten years, appears again, taunting Steps. But while Steps tries to find a clue that will lead him to Leonardo, the case of the Sad Face Killer heats up. The team uncovers eleven possible victims: missing women who fit the same pattern. Using his skill and the resources of the Bureau, it is a race against time to find the killer before it's too late.
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