Lately, some rather sinister events have been happening in the life of Judge Grace. Her fifteen-year-old daughter Jessica ends up in police custody on a drug case; someone is constantly watching their house, scaring them with senseless, cruel jokes. Detective Tony Marino doubts that there is a serious threat to their lives behind all this. But maybe one of the drug dealers wants the girl to shut up? Or is someone trying to intimidate Grace herself? He asks questions, penetrates into the secrets of Grace's past, awakens in her feelings that she herself considered impossible. And when evil knocks on their door, it is Tony who stands in his way...