Life is going incredibly well for Tia McLealand. Her career is flying and she's fallen in love. But a single phone call changes everything. Her new love, Nick, is killed in a climbing accident. Pregnant with his child, she makes the practical decision to marry a rich and powerful man. Years later, Tia begins to suspect foul play. Can she take on the powers that be to get her life back and protect her son?

Despite being imprisoned, tek lord Sonny Hokori manages to run his drug empire. A virus, which is not only effective on computer software but also on physical beings, is activated in the global computer network. While Jake Cardigan tries to stop Hokori and his allies, he also has to deal with his former wife's new husband trying to adopt his son.

21st Century detective Jake Cardigan is arrested for murdering the husband of his ex-wife. It seems like a frame up, yet Cardigan refuses to let the authorities investigate further or even deny any involvement in the killing.