A decade ago, Tori Rourke, and her cousin, Vivienne, ran from the Irish mob after witnessing a brutal murder. Tori was framed by the mob, and while she served time in prison, she worried that the killer, Seamus McGinn, had kidnapped her missing cousin.Attorney Grady D. Fletcher, defender of the wrongly condemned, appeals Tori's case and wins her release. Now, going by Victoria Morningstar, she runs a food truck from a seedy waterfront neighborhood, hoping to find her cousin's kidnapper.When Grady agrees to defend a new client, Samuel Peterson, who's been accused of beating to death the wife of a noted professor, the evidence mounts. The professor is missing, as well as his laptop that contains data dangerous to national security.And Seamus McGinn is back, and rumors of a massive annihilation is about to begin. As they race to assist the FBI, the bonds between Grady and Tori are about to be tested. It becomes clear Grady and Tori are falling fast for each other, but what to do about it is a different story. He's a divorced dad who wants more time with his kid. She brings danger to his front door.Grady has questions of his own; Is Vivienne at the center of the mob's operation? How much will it cost Tori before she learns the truth? All Grady knows is the biggest danger is the one standing right behind you.