Nell Matthews, the crafty red-haired reporter from The Violence Beat, is back on the case with help from her boyfriend, cop Mike Svenson. When Nell's copy editor is found dying after being pushed down a flight of stairs, the victim's last word is a name which points to a mysterious figure. But it also stirs memories of Nell's absentee father, who, as she finds out, is alive and living under an assumed name. Now she must prove her father innocent of the crime, even as the real killer stalks his next target...Nell Matthews!