Five years ago, Matt Starks' drug addiction cost him his family, his job, everything. As bad off as he was, he could still tell that he was no longer able to care for Tara, the golden retriever puppy he had rescued and nursed back to health, so he took her to the shelter, which is where defense lawyer Andy Carpenter found her. Now, Matt has turned his life around. He s working as a counselor at the rehab clinic that saved him, and he has gotten his family back. Everything has been made right. That s until the police show up with charges of murder.