Will Robie escaped his small Gulf Coast hometown after high school, severing all personal ties, and never looked back. Not until the unimaginable occurs, when his father, Dan Robie, has been arrested and charged with murder. Most of the community is aligned against Dan, an elected town judge, and his guilt is assumed. To make matters worse, Dan has refused to do anything to defend himself. When Robie tries to help, his father responds only with anger and defiance. Could Dan really be guilty? With the equally formidable Jessica Reel at his side, Robie ignores his father"s wishes and begins his own desperate investigation into the case. But Robie is now a stranger to his hometown, an outsider, a man who has forsaken his past and his family. His attempts to save his father are met with distrust and skepticism… and violence. Unlike the missions Robie undertook in the service of his country, where his target was clearly defined, digging into his father"s case only reveals more questions. Robie is drawn into the hidden underside of his hometown, where he must face the unexpected and possibly deadly consequences of the long-ago choices made by father and son. And this time, there may be no escape for either of them.