Private investigator Jessica Shaw lives a peaceful life in a small town in the California desert and spends time working in undemanding cases. However, when the former resident of the city asks her to help her sister Rue Hunter, a convicted murderer whose execution has only a few days left, Jessica cannot resist the offer.

Rue does not remember what happened that night thirty years ago when two high school students were murdered, but everyone in the city is sure it is wine. Jessica embarks on a search and finds that while the local whisper shows in a certain direction, evidence says something else. And no one wants to face the truth. In addition, Jessica can't get rid of the feeling of being watching her - and more than ever she knows he can't trust anyone.

The investigator penetrates deeper into the past and reveals the secrets in unexpected places - including the local police station. However, the clock is going and Jessica must reveal the truth as quickly as possible - or bad memory Rue Hunter will lose her life and her.