Terry Calhoun, the out of shape, out of his element and out of his league body guard defies the odds by keeping his client alive. All the while a world full of professional killers seem hell bent on preventing "Rowdy" from making it home alive. To pick up some extra money for the holidays, he agrees to take a job that will not only change his life, but those around him forever. Marriages are tested, loyalty questioned, murder, arson and intrigue all before the third chapter.