Repaying a debt of gratitude becomes costlier than Detective Ray Schiller ever imagined possible. A beautiful friend from his past becomes the prime suspect in her estranged husband's murder. Ray's insistence on her innocence, despite overwhelming evidence, gets him removed from the case for conflict of interest, which leaves the case in the hands of his partner Dick Waverly. As stubborn as he is loyal, Ray's inability to maintain a hands-off approach to the investigation leads to conflict of a far more personal nature. His involvement and the killer's twisted mindset collide, leading him on a nightmarish race to save everything he holds dear.