Jenny Capitanas (Jennifer Beals) is a parole officer admired by her employers and colleagues. Her best friend is her former police partner, Russell (William B. Davis) and they both do a lot together, with a friendship built on trust, although now Jenny usually works alone. When she gets assigned to a "client" named Henri Brulé (Holt McCallany), they both fall in love, but it will take a horrible situation to make Jenny realize who the important people in her life really are.