Dr Helena Jewel has more than enough to do being the Chief Sociologist of New Washington, the huge 23rd century city that covers much of North America. The last thing she needs is to win a convict as a sex toy for a week. Helena doesn't care how handsome Brandt de Vos is, she doesn't want him taking up space in her apartment. Particularly not when she discovers that he's the same murderer that turned her predecessor into so much sushi...