Melanie Spencer Giani is on the run, but what she's running from remains unclear. Her picture and story are all over the news, as is her high-powered husband and her own father, begging for her safe return. Brian cannot help but be drawn into this woman's life and finds himself caught up in her story as they leave Chicago in an attempt to escape her seemingly picture-perfect past. When he discovers that both Melanie's lover and husband are dead, he continues to help her against his better instincts and travels further into the dark underworld of her family.