Discovering that her ex-husband was involved with gangsters and terrorists, Gwynn Taylor is not very surprised when she learns that she has become a target.

In order to survive, she becomes part of an elaborate plan and goes into hiding back in her hometown. Escaping from one set of criminals, she ends up encountering another group of crooks and felons. Within days, she comes to realize just how dependent she is on the new chief of police, her sister's best friend, and her own judgment. Not only is the chief of police her protector, it soon becomes obvious that he just might be using her as bait in order to catch the criminals within his jurisdiction.