At thirty-nine, Tallie Jones is a Hollywood legend. Her work as a film director is her passion and the center of her life; one after another, her award-winning productions achieve the rare combination of critical and commercial success. With no interest in the perks of her profession or the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles, Tallie maintains close and loving relationships with her college-age daughter and her aging father, and has a happy collaboration with Hunter Lloyd, her respected producing partner, confidant, and live-in lover. rounding out the circle and making it all work is Brigitte Parker, Tallie's devoted personal assistant and best friend. As Tallie is in the midst of directing the most ambitious film she has yet undertaken, small disturbances begin to ripple through her well-ordered world. An outside audit reveals troubling discrepancies in the financial records maintained by Victor Carson, Tallie's longtime accountant. Soon it becomes clear that someone close to Tallie has been steadily funneling away enormous amounts of her money. In the wake of a series of shattering revelations, Tallie will find herself playing the most dangerous game of all to trap a predator stalking her in plain sight.