When the decomposed body of a homeless drug addict is found, Detective Stanley Sharman is put in charge of the case. Enlisting the help of Dr Sam Ryan, Stan is determined to discover who the young woman is and how she died. Without a name, without a face, and with no co-operation from the police, Sam and Sharman face a seemingly impossible task. But, slowly, the awful truth of the girl's life, and death, come to light, exposing a web of exploitation...