Propelled by a wave of atrocities, the government introduces a severe code of capital punishment. They designed The Rules to rid England of serious crime, but they failed. They said The Rules were infallible, but they lied. Christian Ledger, an innocent man and a talented artist is charged with a fatal stabbing. Christian is heading for the 'slaughterhouse' because no one will listen to his pleas. Is the secret he carries enough to save his life? CSI Eddie Collins, a reluctant hero with one failed suicide attempt behind him, suddenly wants to live when the police hunt him down for shooting a colleague. And now he's on the government's list too, and he's running. But they're getting closer by the minute...