When Barbara Stamp’s husband, defense attorney Fred Stamp, is found dead from an apparent heart attack, Barbara hires Vicki Nelson to investigate Magnus O'Connor, a convicted killer whom Fred failed to successfully defend. The reason Barbara suspects that Magnus had something to do with it is because of a threatening message she found from Magnus on her husband's voicemail saying, "You failed me. You're a dead man." Vicki learns from Mike Celluci that Magnus has a long record of assaults, including six hits with the Irish mob in Montreal. The only problem is that a week ago Magnus committed suicide in his jail cell. On Henry Fitzroy's suggestion that Magnus might have hired someone to kill Stamp, Vicki pays a visit to his family. Magnus's mother, Lavena, is not willing to talk and orders Vicki to leave their house. Just before Vicki leaves, Magnus's brother Brady warns her that anyone who crosses the O'Connor family gets hurt. With no leads there, Vicki talks with Coroner Rajani Mohadevan whose autopsy showed unusual bruises on Stamp's heart, as though someone reached into his chest and squeezed his heart until it stopped beating. Dr Rajani also shares with Vicki the report of Magnus's death, including the drawing of a large pentagram that he inflicted upon himself prior to killing himself. Further information from Mike reveals that Magnus was found lying within a circle of salt and candles. When Henry hears the details, he suspects that Magnus may have been performing a Celtic ritual meant to give him powers beyond the grave. Against his better judgement, Henry suggests that he and Vicki visit a psychic reader to obtain more information about the ritual. Sinead happens to be one of Henry's problematic ex-lovers, but she is able to identify the ritual as Wiccan last rites, a cleansing spell meant to pave the way to the afterlife. Sinead also recognizes the pentagrams on Vicki's wrists as being concentrations of power. The next day, Vicki learns that...