Nancy Abigail Labado-known as Abbie to her parents-is a widowed African-American, Center City, Philadelphia club owner who is targeted by a mysterious person in a hooded sweatshirt. After her coffee was drugged and the mural on her building defaced, by someone who obviously knows about her past, she receives a message that implicates her best friend, David, in the murder of her abusive ex-husband. While trying to rekindle a relationship with David, whom she has not seen in years and still loves deeply, Nancy must come to terms with whatever the truth turns out to be.