The investigator is David Courtney, a former D.C. police detective. Shannon and David have a history, of sorts. They met before her marriage to Peter LaCrosse when he rescued her from being accosted by a street thug. David was also one of the detectives who looked into the threats made against Shannon before the murder. It seems like he's always around to protect her.
New evidence is found.
Shannon is exonerated. She is a free woman. Tragically, on the day she is released, her husband dies of a massive heart attack. As she tries to reconstruct her life, Shannon is more determined to find out who framed her and why. David and Shannon join forces to uncover the mystery before everyone who can help them is silenced.