Outside the gates of a Californian prison, Peter Morgan, released after four long years, vows to redeem himself in the eyes of the young daughters he left behind. Carl Waters, a convicted murderer, is set free at the same time. And three hundred miles south in San Francisco, police detective Ted Lee comes home to a silent house; while across town, in an exclusive Pacific Heights neighbourhood, Fernanda Barnes tries to shield her three children from the panic rising within her - four months after her husband's death she faces a mountain of debt she cannot repay foreseen. Fernanda, whose life had once been graced by beautiful homes, security, success, and stunning wealth, encounters a devastating crime which rocks her family to its core and brings Detective Ted Lee into her life. A man of unshakeable integrity, Lee will soon become the one person who tries to save Fernanda's family from a terrifying fate. Racing against time in the dark underbelly of the criminal world, no one can predict where this tragedy will lead them