Eckhart reveals that Internal Affairs has offered him an immunity deal in exchange for his testimony regarding one of Dormer's past cases. Also, an intense Internal Affairs investigation in Los Angeles is about to put Dormer under the microscope. LAPD detectives Will Dormer ( Al Pacino) and Hap Eckhart ( Martin Donovan) are sent to assist the local police with their investigation, at the request of police chief Nyback ( Paul Dooley), an old colleague of Dormer's.
In the small fishing town of Nightmute, Alaska, 17-year-old Kay Connell ( Crystal Lowe) is found murdered.