The entire carefully built life of Rennie Newton, an experienced surgeon and a worthy woman, begins to crumble from the moment of the murder of her friend. The police suspect her of conspiring with a hitman, the famous Lozado, who is pursuing Rennie with his attention. Only Vic Threadill, a homicide detective, is sure that she is not guilty. Deciding to make Lozado jealous, he begins to court the beautiful surgeon and unexpectedly learns absolutely incredible things about her past.