When the newlywed wife of a Minnesota police chief accuses a new officer on his force of raping her several years earlier, it sets the stage for a tense confrontation in this riveting story. Penelope Ann Miller and Reed Diamond star as Kathy and Doug Clifson, a hard-working couple whose lives are torn apart when a new officer, John McCrane, joins the force. Kathy recognizes him as the man who raped her when she was a teenager, and while other women soon come forward saying that McCrane also raped them, the police force closes ranks to protect one of their own.

Après un premier mariage difficile, Kathy a trouvé le bonheur auprès de Doug. Mais sa vie bascule quand elle apprend que John McCrane, l'homme qui l'a violée dans sa jeunesse, est le nouvel adjoint de Doug. Aidée de son mari, elle décide d'engager des poursuites judiciaires contre McCrane.