It's late October, as the Presidential election nears. A stockbroker is assassinated in a deli not far from Wall Street while under FBI surveillance. To investigate or protect the dead man? Did the killers know the FBI was on the scene but weren't afraid to act? How could a murder happen with the FBI at the location? The NYPD Chief of Detective sent Detective Michael Golden to protect the evidence from corruption. NYPD had the authority to investigate. A grand jury or the courts would determine who has jurisdiction. Why is the murdered man, Sam Wheaton, of great importance to the FBI? Police sent a car to East Seventy-Second street to bring the daughter of the murdered man to NYPD headquarters to be informed of her father's death. Rachel Wheaton, the daughter, was excruciatingly shy. Rarely was seen in public, had a music room in the house, and played the viola. Sam Wheaton was a big shot on Wall Street, and is the first of other future murders. There is a hidden reason for the murdersa need for the information not to see the light of day. The killings are to silence and warn of the danger to divulge. Rachel Wheaton and Detective Golden develop a love relationship as the investigation continues. Rachel withholds information that can place her in great jeopardy. Each murder moves the case closer to the secret and closer to Rachel. Can Golden protect Rachel and keep her safe? There's a twist in the plot, and the reason for the murders is revealed.