Reporter Gabriel Knight is convinced that his fiancée, journalist Danielle Reese, was killed because of her investigation into the illegal activities of a local mob boss and state senator. The investigation concluded that the girl was the victim of a robbery; the killer was not found. Six years later, a man who, according to Knight, was supplying his fiancee with information, was killed. He is sure that the two murders are related. Detective Olivia Watson begins the investigation. She really doesn't want to cooperate with Gabriel Knight, an implacable enemy of the Kansas City Police Department. But he soon changes his mind about the police, clearly thanks to Olivia, and both suddenly realize that they are uncontrollably attracted to each other...