Once upon a time, as a political consultant, Daniel Lee muddied the name of his opponent's daughter and thereby ensured victory for his candidate. Now that Christina Murray is back on the scene, Daniel begins to feel remorse for turning her life into a nightmare. He decides to help Christina, who has become a hostage of circumstances, and takes her and her small child to Chicago, away from journalists. There, a romance breaks out between them, but it soon turns out that their feelings are doomed...