Detective Kieran Temple is woken by a 4am phone call. Not unusual, except that this call is from his ex-partner, Mia Burrows. And she's just killed her boyfriend.As Temple is compelled to investigate the death, he must do so behind the backs of his superiors and his wife. All evidence supports Mia's claims, that she was defending herself against a maniac. But as he delves deeper, Temple learns of a complex and dysfunctional relationship, one that's been manipulated from the start.