A former Nevada Police Chief, brought down by her father's betrayal, struggles to support her mother and young daughter while dealing with political intrigue. When her best friend, the governor's wife, is brutally murdered for the secrets she kept, the heroine is coerced into investigating the crime by the chief of staff for the governor himself. When someone tries to run her off a treacherous mountain road and she's later shot at by unknown assailants and her daughter is nearly kidnapped, she realizes her assignment threatens everything she holds dear.