Kayla is enjoying her life near the Truckee River, which runs near her apartment in Reno, Nevada. Her life takes a sudden turn when she reports a murder.
Explaining that she didn't know it was a murder when she witnessed it on her television; she is written off as a nut case until a body matching the details in her statement is discovered.
Detective Cooper must determine if she is an accomplice or a witness and finds himself believing her without solid facts. His cop-radar is puzzled by her nervous behavior around him, but he becomes convinced that one of Kayla's neighbors is a serial killer.
Kayla is terrified of Detective Cooper, seeing him as a 'wolf in detective clothing'. So, why does she keep agreeing to see him? Is it for protection from the killer, or something else?
Official Police protection is denied. When her dog is found beaten and she's reported missing, police rally to find her, but can they find her in time?