A local woman, well-liked and seemingly having no obvious problems, suddenly takes on a new identity and goes on the run to another town. Meanwhile, Cathcart's long-term and respected District Attorney, Turner Redland, is being threatened with blackmail for no discernible reason. Defense Attorney Gail Brevard, along with her husband and law partner, Conrad Osterwitz, are drawn into the net. When a local con artist and possible witness turns up dead of suspicious causes, there are ample suspects for the crime. Will Gail be able to make sense of it all in order to save the innocent and bring the guilty to justice? Only time will tell…and now time is running out…for all of them.