It's 1907 and Kathleen Matthews is the first woman admitted to McGill's medical school. Kathleen's dream of achieving a medical degree is fraught with obstacles, not the least of which is the growing resentment of male students, led by Malcolm Paul, her rival for academic honours. Ernie Lundy, a psychopathic killer, is confined to a cell at the Neurological Institute. He struggles to gain control of his addled mind and escape his tormentors. Inspector Danny Bouvette pursues Lundy for three Montreal murders, including the vicious murder of Kathleen's McGill mentor, Professor Pierre Ducharme....