Forensic psychology student Cora Vale has spent years concealing an impossible talent: anything she touches can reveal its secrets. When a killing at a restaurant leaves one crucial clue inside a grinder, she joins Detective Marcus Cole and Officer Chloe Reed to uncover the truth. Their investigations shatter the reputation of famed profiler Leonard Hart, whose revenge plot against Cora unravels when an insider exposes his criminal empire. As Hart receives a life sentence, Cora, Marcus, and Chloe build an elite unit determined to take down the city's darkest operations.