Kelsey Monahon, a young pregnant woman, is found tied up and strangled to death in her Milford, Conn., home; a chance encounter leads investigators to uncover a story of greed involving a dangerous prison pen pal.

A new job in a new town seems like a promising start for expectant parents Kent and Malinda Gibbons; then, life turns into a nightmare after Kent finds Malinda raped and murdered at home; detectives find themselves in a race to stop a killer.