Pregnant Sheriff Joanna Brady could deliver at any moment, but there are two serious crimes open for investigation. First, an unidentified dead man is found in the desert, with all ten fingers chopped off. The victim turns out to be an ex-con who served 20 years for the murder of his pregnant wife, though he claimed to be innocent. Then one of Joanna's officers is brutally attacked and left for dead, becoming the department's top priority. But Joanna can't let the murder case go and dives into it on her own, embarking on a dangerous quest for the truth.