American Sheriff Ben Masters is used to fighting criminals openly. But, finding himself the guardian of a little girl - the heiress of a huge Scottish estate, he faces a cunning and secret enemy. From the first day of their arrival in distant Scotland, Ben understands that someone benefits from the death of the girl and himself. Calling on his considerable police experience, Ben begins the investigation. But he doesn’t immediately realize that in this land of green hills and misty lakes he met not only an insidious enemy, but also his first true love...