When her comatose husband dies in the ICU while on life support, the whispers about Dr. Elena Gardner begin. Another death during her training puts her under suspicion. When the pattern is repeated in the hospital where she is attempting to start over, the whispers turn into a shout: "mercy killing." What is the dark secret that keeps Elena's lips sealed when she should be defending herself? Despite her move to a new city, the midnight phone calls that started after her husband's death have followed Elena . . .