Emily Winters hope of selling her house was shattered the day a suspect running from the Police entered the house and escaped through the back door. Police believe the suspect is hiding inside the house and do a thorough search. Their eyes widen when they discover a gun neatly tucked away in an old drawer; a gun that had been fired not long ago.

Wendy Harvey spends the weekend at the house of a man she meets on a plane trip from Paris. His name is Thomas Waite, a detective investigating a high profile murder in which Wendy's name appears as the lead suspect. When Wendy discovers to her dismay that Thomas is a detective, investigating her, she decides to break up with him. She decides to find out about the murder and discovers something she must keep a secret.

Martha Parish now lived the life of the loving wife. She had kept her past forever behind her. But then a phone call to her best friend by an unknown caller tries to bring her back into that past. When she hears of it, she decides to do the unthinkable.