DEA agent Pete Olivera has lived some hard times, so when a local cop is forced to shoot a teenage boy in the Indiana city Pete's temporarily assigned to, he's uniquely qualified to understand what Officer Joseph West is going through. Joseph's actions were justified and saved lives-his own and those of the people around him-but knowing he did the right thing doesn't ease his guilt. Pete knows Joe needs to come to terms with the shooting. But neither man realized that the friendship and love growing between them would be the most important step on the journey to peace-for them both.
