With one more crisis averted, the trio head for Candle Creek. They make a most unusual team: the surgeon, the trapper, and the beautiful Irishwoman who is wanted for murder. Kathleen Fender has been set up, of that Eliot is sure. But no one in town is willing to defend her, and most would rather see her killed before the trial even starts. Eliot and Badd must resort to desperate measures to keep Kathleen safe; the odds are overwhelmingly against them. And then someone from Eliot's past appears with information that could set Kathleen free. Can enemies become allies in the name of justice?