A newly engaged couple in their 40's find their happiness short lived. Her teenage daughter is violated and killed with the fiance the chief suspect. Owen takes seemingly hopeless case when a Shakespearean quote changes the investigation.
A young hitchhiker, after accepting a ride, agrees to deliver a briefcase for the man. But the favor leads to the young man being charged with kidnapping and murder. It doesn't add up to Owen so he agrees to take the case.