Chicago Assistant Prosecutor Kurt McBride knows the fate of law enforcers in prison: unbearable for him. So when he finds himself accused of murder, he must take flight. With false identification and altered appearance, he finds refuge amidst the small, year-round population of Washington Island, Wisconsin. He meets and forges a relationship with a young woman to whom he confesses his true identity. He gains credibility and respect from neighbors. He solves a local murder case. He stays under the radar of the authorities. Then Chicago police uncover more damning evidence against him, the FBI is called in and searchers converge on Northeast Wisconsin. Cornered, Kurt and his new lover must sneak back into Chicago and, under the noses of the very people who most want him captured, search for his wife's real killer.