Psychologist Barb Stark has enough to do -- her recovery from a murder attempt is almost complete, but she has a complex puzzle to solve. Aunt Allie left Barb a fortune, but she also left undefined problems -- problems that put Barb squarely in the gun sights of another killer. And if that weren't enough, a religious cult leader wants to use "full blood atonement" to teach Barb to respect men.