A murderous conspiracy is unfolding in a usually quiet suburban town. Can Ray Harper stop it? After high school football star Max Bell is killed in a hit-and-run, local reporter Ray Harper's investigation spurs a cover up that leads to the assassination of a police lieutenant and a newspaper publisher. As Harper's investigation widens, his life and the lives of his parents and girlfriend are put in jeopardy. Mayor Sadie Rodgers and her police chief lover will go to any lengths to protect her identity and political future. But Harper won't stop digging. His relentless reporting turns up the heat on Rodgers and forces a final showdown just as Harper is about to uncover the missing link in his investigation. He must get the story at all costs, not only for himself, but for Max.