Desperate women, rich and poor, come to her in need of help - and
discretion. Dolly Merishaw is a midwife and an abortionist in Victorian
Toronto, but although she keeps quiet about her clients' condition, her
contempt and greed leaves them resentful and angry. So it comes as no
surprise when this malicious woman is murdered. What is a shock, though,
is that a week later a young boy is found dead in Dolly's squalid
kitchen. Now, Detective Murdoch isn't sure if he's hunting one
murderer - or two.