Tommy Don Mueller, a proficient but unorthodox detective ends up having to show gratitude towards a person that had saved him from the consequences of the rough ways he had adopted to solve cases. He accepts a missing person case that pushes him into a pit of government activities and organizations that ultimately leaves him questioning his career in law enforcement. Always a loner as a detective for the Kansas City Police Department, he has no choice but to partner with Sandra Puja, a government sanctioned neutralizer. As they search for a missing U.S. candidate for a senate seat, they are led to a forgotten community south of Kansas City. They are welcomed by a quaint and yet mysterious community enjoying the inno- cence of abandoned children mingling without the town's knowledge. The search intensifies as they realize the possible whereabouts of the missing candidate, and the determination of the abandoned children's desire for justice. With the help of a local deputy sheriff, Melanie "Bluejay" McCoy, Tommy finds romance and an abandoned community prepared to protect themselves at whatever cost.