Reeling from grief over the vicious murder of her husband, Charley Howard makes a decision which will probably cost her life. Regardless of the danger, she is determined to make the killer suffer. Little does she know the killer is one step ahead, and has already made arrangements to have her killed too. With only her grit, passion and determination, she must battle the vicious head of the biggest crime syndicate in Nashville's history. She knows she cannot outmuscle him, but maybe, she can outsmart him. Unless he kills her first. The tense drama between the naive but determined widow and the powerful killer unfolds over three months, until the final moments when the choice for both becomes ... kill or be killed.