Faith, the seventeen year old daughter of a preacher, is found raped and strangled in the church. The suspect, Lt. Joe Novelli's step-son Mac. Joe makes the trip to Corpus Christi to find the truth behind the murder of Faith Wilkes, but the Texas Rangers have already been there and they're pretty sure they have their man. It's a case that Joe isn't liking the outcome of, but game of golf turns up some interesting facts.