Dani Mueller accompanies her husband, Jason Scarsdale, to Washington, DC, in a long-shot effort to save her marriage. When he fails to return from a job interview, a series of events lead to Dani being accused of his murder. All evidence points to her as the prime suspect, and the last person to see him alive. Now Dani must plunge into her own investigation with the added possibility of having been framed. The situation is worsened by DC Metro Detective Floyd Hatchett who reduces her case to a personal vendetta.