William S. bradfield is a respected high school teacher in Philadelphia. Jay C. Smith is the retired principal. Both are rather strange men with questionable reputations when it comes to women. When one of Bradfield's many lovers is found murdered in her car and her children disappear, Bradfield and Smith are both suspects. This true story follows the cases of the accused killers and the lives of the people who fell under their influence. Wambaugh pulls no punches in this gritty thriller.