The story takes place in a small town in Florida, the State of the USA , where people day after day. Matt Lee Wetterlock (Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.) is the detective in the town, and his wife Alex ( Eva Mendes ), who is also a police detective, are in the cold war. One day, Ann Murray (Sanaa Lathan) and her former rugby husband Chris (Dean Cain), who was bedridden due to an accident, moved back to their small town life. She happened to be Matt’s first love girl in high school. On the same day that his wife filed for a divorce, Matt learned that Ann was in the terminal stage of cancer, and only by going to Europe to receive an expensive special treatment could it be possible to extend his life. A year ago, Kreis had bought life insurance worth $1 million. Maybe Ann could use it to get cash for herself as soon as possible.
Whether it was out of pity or unforgettable old love, Matt agreed to Ann's request. She changed the beneficiary of the insurance to his name, and he took advantage of his position to get her a large sum from the police station. Crack down on black money copied from drug transactions. However, the apartment of Ann and Chris was destroyed by a fire one night shortly afterwards. In the rubble, the police found two corpses of a man and a woman, but the money disappeared mysteriously.
Matt’s wife Alex was responsible for investigating the matter, and Matt quickly realized that it would not be long before all the evidence would point the suspect’s target towards him. Now, in order to avoid being thrown into prison, Matt must find the murderer before his wife. At the same time, he must also find ways to gain the trust of his wife. I hope she can still be kind to him. Unexpected events happened one after another, and Ann didn't seem to have died in the fire, and everything may have been a planned plot to revenge. Can Matt keep his reputation and job? In the race against time, who is the final winner?
When all the evidence says you are the murderer, the only thing you can do is race against time and find out the truth.
