Detective Sarah Pribek has worked everything on the streets of Minneapolis, from vice to missing persons. But six months after the death of a small-time criminal, Sarah is still protecting a killer. And a zealous D.A's investigator is determined to make an arrest. Surrounded by colleagues who know her to be a murder suspect, Sarah keeps her demons at bay by involving herself in the troubles of strangers. Crossing one ethical line after another, Sarah fears that a misstep on her part will result not only in her disgrace, but also in the death of one of the people she has promised to protect.