When Manhattan social worker Anita Servi stumbles over the body of an elderly woman outside her apartment, she recognizes her as Lillian, the homeless person who spent occasional nights in the hallway. Though Lillian's death is ruled accidental, Anita digs deeper into the death and Lillian's murky past, making some stunning discoveries. As she uncovers the shocking answers, the killer emerges, determined to make sure Anita takes the truth to her grave.

Manhattan social worker Anita Servi never had any reason to suspect that her husband, Benno, was cheating. The police, however, have no problem accusing him of murder when the couple's loyal baby-sitter, Ellen Chapman, is found stabbed to death with one of his screwdrivers. Torn between believing in Benno, and the circumstantial evidence stacked against him, Anita is determined to get to the truth.