When Beth Middleton's fiancé dies in a traffic accident on the day of their wedding, Beth makes the decision to shut herself away from society, to simply exist from day to day. In time, however, Beth begins the journey back to a normal life, but finds that nothing comes easy. When she accepts a job as a court-appointed evaluator for a local, high-profile attorney and his five-year-old daughter, Beth finds herself embroiled in a trial that could be the most important one in her boss' legal career. Witnesses disappear, the district attorney is kidnapped, and a man with a gun has just knocked on her door.