Investigative reporter Lila Kincaid's world is turned upside down when her oldest friend is murdered and her twelve-year-old godson is hospitalized with injuries sustained in the attack. The tragedy deepens when it becomes apparent that the boy, Mike, is his mother's murderer. Everyone, including the detective assigned to the case, is at a loss to explain this abrupt and violent change in the boy's behavior. Determined to find answers and to prove Mike's innocence, Lila launches her own investigation, uncovering a pattern of violence that leads her into a deep web of murder, corruption and deceit. Lila finds herself fighting not only for justice for Mike, but for her very life.