Robert Snow has a past: an Army officer close to him dead of an apparent suicide and a beautiful former girlfriend murdered. He believes he has left these ghosts behind when he retires as an Army investigator. Although he hopes Winfield Creek will provide him a fresh start, his thoughts of an easy retirement melt like ice on a hot summer day with a visit from Detective Sam Reynolds. The arrogant and ill-tempered detective is determined to prove Robert Snow is the killer of Marilyn Todd, who had her face brutally bludgeoned. Snow's unabashed, straight-talking charm wins over the heart and mind...