Soon after leaving her hometown newspaper for a new job in the city, journalist Jess McElroy's life is disrupted by a stalker. With each incident, the danger increases. First, a cryptic message is scrawled onto her car's windshield in red lipstick. Later, her ex-lover is the victim of a drive-by shooting at her home. Her new boss, Parker Montgomery is determined to find the perpetrator and keep her safe by any means necessary but will he only cause more trouble?