Cat True, who twenty years ago partially castrated her rapist, stumbles across evidence of a cold case murder while poaching on trespassed land. Pennsylvania State Police detective Joe Sterner quickly dismisses her as a suspect, but because of her notoriety, the killer and the media keep her squarely in their sights. A kidnapping and another murder soon elevate the case into the realm of an Actual Political Emergency, putting pressure on Sterner from his boss. Sterner must piece the puzzle together but finds himself attracted to the mysterious Cat with no inkling her past is about to catch up to them both.