Following an incident on her last protection assignment, Special Agent Ryan O'Connor's life is in shambles. Her sort-of ex, Det. Lucia Mendez, was killed, and the guilt she feels is crushing. Her current girlfriend, Special Agent Allison Reynolds, is upset about something, but Ryan doesn't know what. She's on light duty because of her own injuries, which severely limits what she's allowed to do. And what little sleep she's getting is plagued by horrible nightmares of recent events that confuse as much as terrify her.

Ryan tries to put her emotions on the back burner and focus on discovering who was responsible for Lucia's death, but life keeps derailing her efforts. When Ryan finally manages to get to the bottom of who shot her, she inadvertently discovers the truth will indeed set you free. But not until it's finished with you. And before it does, it'll royally piss you off.