A brutal murder rocks the quiet lake community. Pete Thorsen is intrigued, but is determined not to get involved. He's nursing his own wounds and concentrating on getting his life back together. Then some thugs start stalking his teenage stepdaughter to intimidate him into changing his legal advice to a client. NOW PETE'S RILED! While trying to get to the bottom of the bad things that are suddenly happening to him and his family, he uncovers a web of blatant deception and big money and bitter grudges...and in the process must confront his own demons.