When a young, single mother is beaten to death with a hammer, Clara finds herself thrown into a criminal investigation she wants no part of. At stake is the fate of the child the victim left behind, the result of an affair with a married man. Clara is called upon by the father to help him gain custody of his little daughter, but he and his wife soon begin to doubt she is up to the job. Clara is running out of money and has no choice but to take the next available case. Convicted killer Ian Clemence, a stalker who photographs young women, is the number one suspect in the murder. He's fresh out of prison and itching to make up for lost time. The press is all over the case, and the police are eager to nail him. So why does Clara believe that he's innocent?