Lizzie Borden, raised in a dysfunctional family, has her independence thwarted by her possessive father until she decides to free herself from both him and her overbearing stepmother by murdering them.

District Attorney Nina Frost and her husband, Caleb, face a nightmare when they discover that their young son Nathaniel has been molested, a trauma that has left him mute, terrified, and unable to reveal the identity of his attacker.

A woman assassin has the ability to slip in and out of worlds, enabling her to kill, then disappear without a trace. That makes her very good at her job, but it's a lonely existence and when she unexpectedly finds friendship the temptation is strong to remain in that reality, even though an assassin is on her trail.