The accident robbed Jessica Hayward of her memory. She spent three years in a monastery before she found out who she was. The girl returns home, but new secrets continue to surround her. Trying to find out the truth about her father's murder, Jessica finds herself drawn into a dangerous intrigue. She cannot trust anyone, not even her former lover, with whom she falls in love again with all the ardor of her passionate nature. She suspects him of murder... but her heart refuses to believe it. And she also feels that the killer is ready to strike again.