Stephanie Maddox has her hands full heading the FBI's Internal Investigations division, but, as a single mother, her teenage son Zachary is the most important thing in her life. When she discovers a gun concealed in Zach's room, her world implodes. An FBI agent on the domestic terrorism squad shows up at her door and utters three words that devastate her; "It's about Zachary. ..." Has she been deluding herself about her near-perfect son? Is Zach involvedd in something criminal, even deadly? And, if so, does she protect him? Or protect her country?