Lovely brainy Cady Palmer is trapped in a web of terror and treachery. The governor wants her dead. Her stalker wants revenge. The governor's spy, he simply wants her.

Cady fired Leonard months ago. Since then he's stalked her, prowling outside her bedroom, taunting her in the dark of early morning, waiting for today. Waiting and hacking computers for the governor's election. Tonight when Cady's crew counts the votes, she'll know something's wrong. It's her job to know. But she'll never figure it out and even if she does there's nothing she can do to stop it. Later when it's over, Leonard...