A young mother in the quiet Atlanta hamlet of Buford is found shot to death in what detectives deem to be a staged suicide. As investigators search for leads, they uncover an eerily similar death linked to someone with close ties to both victims.

When an Atlanta-area horse trainer abruptly vanishes from his ranch, police search for the missing father-to-be, ultimately discovering a salacious secret where untamed passions may have led to the victim's untimely demise.