Meredith knows three things: First, the man in the library begged her to help him. Second, he was afraid of his wife. Third, now he's dead. While the evidence first points to a natural death, Meredith is certain there's more to discover. People are tight-lipped in this small mountain village, and the man's wife isn't talking either. Then a second death occurs, with remarkable similarities. It's time to talk about murder. As a slow-burning relationship heats up in her own life, Meredith struggles with concepts of love and hate, belief and suspicion, and absolution and guilt. Nothing is clear cut... She must decide: Is guilt, like evil, something you can choose to believe in?