When he was just five-years-old, Pete Wheeler's mother, Kara, was murdered. There was a lot of conjecture concerning who killed Kara Wheeler, but Pete went on to obtain a law degree and practice corporate law at the same firm where is father Ray was a senior partner. One day, Pete's step-sister, Nicole traveled from Baltimore to Richmond to seek assistance from Ray, but Pete intervened and once again the question of his mother's murder became part of his focus.