A morning run is an exhilarating way to start the day. Today Ed and Julie are taking a Black Lab with them on their run; they're watching her for a friend who's out of town. Elsie chases a cat. Her leash wraps around their legs just as a car pulls up and a shot is fired. Julie is down. There's blood everywhere. Detective Logan takes the call. When he gets to Ed's house he finds him drinking and secretive. Ed believes his wife has been shot because of the project he's working on. But Ed is sure he is the target. Ed's boss shows up. He's uncooperative with the police. He demands Ed be allowed to return to work immediately. Logan lets him into the house. He will be monitored. That way the police may learn something. Samantha Jones is the PR rep at MTI, where Ed works. When Logan goes there, he finds Sam cold, professional, and beautiful. Logan can't let himself to be attracted to her. He has a case to solve. Sam could be a complication. Ed is murdered. Evidence comes to light that Logan's wife, Sheila, might be the next victim. The people at MTI are protecting sensitive information and nothing is off limits, not even murder. Sheila is the Assistant DA, and that must be why she's on that list. But there could be another reason Logan's not seeing. Someone from Logan's past tells him there's a person behind this case who Logan knows. The friend won't tell him more; he says it's classified. Logan can't figure out who it is. The case, according to the friend, has national security implications, and America's survival is hanging in the balance. The truth, when Logan discovers it, will shock him beyond belief.