Nothing seems to fit to connect the murders together. A rookie NY Times reporter is sent on a murder case (the pimp) and is then sent off to do a story in Seattle where he finds another victim here whilst trying to report on freak weather conditions.
There seems to be no clear connection between the murders. A young reporter from the NY Times is sent on a murder investigation involving a pimp and then travels to Seattle to write about extraordinary weather conditions, only to find another victim during their reporting efforts.