Things haven't been going well between Chief Nick Gretzky and his newest recruit, former big city cop Clayton Detweiler. Both men are growing restless as their relationship, which was all about compatible needs, has begun changing. Then Clayton disappears, just as an old enemy of Gretzky's, Emil, turns up in town. Emil wants nothing less than Gretzky's territory--all of it, including Clayton. And he seems to know just how to push both men to the very edge. Will Clayton side with Gretzky, and show his boss what they mean to each other? Or will he and Gretzky succumb to Emil's wicked games?