When lesbian activist Destiny Greaves asks P.I. Kristin Ashe to find her biological father - the man who raped her mother - both their lives are turned upside down.

Thanks to help from brash ex-nun Fran Green, Kris has no trouble finding the man. But understanding what happened more than thirty years ago, the night Destiny was conceived - is much more difficult.

For starters, Destiny's father, Richard Freeman, has recently been recognized for his volunteer efforts with the Monarch Center, a local rape crisis center. In a race against Freeman's increasing psychological hold over Destiny, Kris must find out exactly what's going on at the Monarch Center, a task complicated by her struggles with her own father. and by the realization that she is falling in love with Destiny.