Richard Lowensdale is a cyber-sociopath who has left a trail of broken hearts in his virtual wake. When he is murdered, the women he once victimized are considered suspects. Brenda Riley, a friend of Ali's from her old news broadcasting days in California, turns out to be the prime suspect. Fearing a miscarriage of justice, Ali steps away from her new gig as the Yavapai Sheriff's Department media relations officer to go to her friend's aid—an act of kindness that puts her squarely in the sights of a remorseless killer.