Phineas takes over the government of Newmarket together with Keylight, but the peace does not last long. While the council is preoccupied with internal disputes, Reiko and Kai discover that young vampires are disappearing in the city. Furthermore, the news reports on broken graves and corpses being stolen from morgues. The two young vampires turn to Marquez and Neil for help. The dhampir is intensely interested in the case, but his mother's release from the psychiatric hospital is imminent. She needs his assistance to navigate the normal world. To make matters worse, another powerful being appears and threatens the fragile peace in Newmarket.