In this latest entry in the Mike Gerard / Kathleen Lawford series, a young man confesses a horrible crime to Father Charles Damiani. Bound by the confidentiality of the confessional, Father Charles struggles with the memory of the confession as he continues in his ministry, unaware that his knowledge of the crime would surface in a way that neither he nor the penitent could have anticipated. Twenty years later, retired Navy Commander Mike Gerard meets with his Naval Academy classmate, wealthy entrepreneur Lenny Crossman. Lenny’s son Benjamin has become a person of interest in the recent murder of a homeless man in Bloomington, Indiana. Benjamin has asked his father to arrange for him to meet with Mike to discuss certain matters in confidence. Knowing that Lenny and Benjamin’s history is complicated, Mike agrees. In a tale marked with lies and deception, Mike seeks to discover the truth. But can he uncover the truth in time to salvage the relationship between Benji and his father?