Leannan King and her father, Duncan, have been estranged for twenty years, but now he asks her help to fight a hostile takeover of his company, Scot Corporation. When Duncan is murdered, the company's charter stipulates that Leannan name the next CEO within two weeks or the company will be dissolved. Michael Duff, a Scottish V.P. at the company, is in town and with his help she begins evaluating candidates. While she and Michael explore more than a business relationship, someone is stalking Leannan, throwing the CEO search into chaos. If the killer succeeds, she might find out there's only death waiting for her in the corporate world.