In depression-era Sydney young Charlie Bristow has vanished without a trace. Enter George 'Magpie' Collins ex-con turned private investigator hired to find the troubled youth.But what appears to be a routine missing persons case soon unravels into a web of family secrets corruption and murder with ties to a powerful industrialist and a lost diamond chain.As he delves into the shadows of the city Collins must navigate the murky waters of deception and greed to unmask the killer and bring justice to a broken chain.