Charlotte Avery was born and raised in Mercy Point. As a local detective, she's doing her part to help clean up this town that's in trouble. But when a local high school boy turns up dead, Charlie is accused of botching the evidence. She knows she's innocent. Something sinister is afoot. When another body is found, and a teenage girl claims she's the victim of an assault, someone needs to step in and help. Charlie will do anything, even skirting the law, if it means helping Mercy Point.