Computer whiz Mat Briscoe is looking for a new start to escape a disappointing love affair and a stagnant career. A big city seems the perfect answer, a chance to start fresh and forget in the high-tech business world of 1990s Washington, D.C.

Hired to replace someone who was killed in the office she occupies, Mat has questions but they are met with silence, evasive answers and hostility.

Veiled threats and clues her predecessor left behind hint at an illegal shadow business. But who is behind it? The brilliant technical expert with a personality problem? Her old flame Curt? A close friend? And what are they trying to hide?

Friends from her past and present come together to discover the illegal business behind the business at Kinross Associates. In the exciting conclusion, she discovers a relationship between personalities from her past and present that intertwine in a world of intrigue, perversion, and exploitation.