The First Chair

On a torrential Tuesday night in New York's Chinatown, Mei Lin walks into the 5th Precinct with a violin case and a calm demeanor that defies the chaos around her. When she opens the case to reveal a bloody hammer instead of an instrument, Detective Silas is called in to break her. But Silas soon realizes that Mei isn't a scared teenager looking for redemption; she is a grandmaster offering him a checkmate.