Deep in the intensive care unit at St. James Medical Center in Southern California lies a young policeman slowly dying after a routine medical test goes terribly awry.

For Rhetta Day, his former lover and now head of public relations for the hospital, the diagnosis makes no sense. Especially when she discovers several people have excellent reasons for wanting Nick Tahari dead. Join Rhetta as she unravels a tangle of lies to unearth the truth about an "accidental" poisoning.