Ambitious reporter, Liz Bartlett (Loni Anderson), secretly wishes that Jerry Caper, her business associate were dead. Yet her hidden desire soon becomes a reality when he is brutally murdered. Investigative reporter, Dan Walker (Joe Penny) is assigned to the murder case and becomes intrigued by the pretty reporter. They begin a passionate affair but Dan can't dispel his suspicion of Liz's guilt. When a second murder is committed, Dan probes deeper looking for clues in Liz's past. But just as the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place, Dan follows a lead, bringing him face to face with the killer in a shocking ending, filled with suspense.