Kay Wyley is hard at work as the new Governor of New York. Her new position has finally given her the status she needed to attack the child trafficking ring that is going on in her very state, the one she was rescued from almost thirty years before. Not so far away, a young girl named Lilah finds herself in the foster care system, lonely and neglected. One day, a chat message pops up on her computer. Unable to deny the pull of a potential friend, she begins a conversation and finally gets the attention she has been craving. If only she knew the fate that would come with the simple message to the person she hoped would become a friend. Will Kay Wyley be able to reach Lilah before it's too late? Or will Lilah's life be stolen underground to the Residence as it continues to widen its walls on the innocent?