A botched investigation - and a killer walks free... The death of a beautiful woman ... an arrogant man who claimed to be her suitor but was probably her murderer ... a cop accused of planting evidence ... and a town steeped in secrets and shadows. Deputy Annie Broussard is still haunted by the case of Pamela Bichon.The killer walked free, and Annie can't forget the sight of Pamela's mutilated body.But her obsessive search for justice lands her with a dilemma where she must defend or accuse a fellow cop ...