Dee Johansen is running from her past when she, literally by accident, meets Jeff Westman, who appears to have no past at all. They form a somewhat rocky partnership, and with each new revelation their lives become increasingly entangled--with terrifying results.Filled with tension, suspicion, doubts, and misleading information, the couple flea from L.A. to the foothills of the Oregon Cascades, Seattle, Denver, Dallas, the forests of Western Michigan, and finally Chicago’s Daley Plaza in their efforts to resolve the issues of their pasts.