When beautiful young Emma Carillo is stabbed five times, paramedic Marcus Galan feels a great empathy for her and unsuccessfully tries to save her life in the Mercy Hospital. Meanwhile, near-death patient Caroline Kuntz awakens, kills two people, and leaves the hospital. When Marcus arrives home, he finds his suicidal wife Carla cheating on him with a stranger. The next morning, Marcus goes to a hearing because of mistreatment and the death of prostitute Elizabeth Markham. Private detective Carruthers is assigned to investigate the case. Meanwhile, Caroline visits Carruthers' son Vic.