Homicide detective Caitlin O'Connor is once again faced with a puzzling case: the murder of two star football players whose bodies are discovered in a compromising position in the end zone of their high school's football field. While Caitlin identifies several suspects who might have had reasons to want to harm the boys, no clearcut evidence points to the culprit. She's worried that she may get pulled off the case if she can't figure out who killed the boys.Meantime, her personal life is on the upswing. Her new romance is going almost too well—it triggers Caitlin's long-standing fear of commitment.