For two years, Frank Harlan has kept the memory of Alec Strom hidden deep in his mind - behind a door with a broken lock. Troubled by his attraction to the disturbed and dangerous young man, Frank has left the asylum and now struggles with the daily reality that Alec is still out there somewhere -and that a part of Frank longs for the boy to return. One night, after sharing drinks with his longtime friend Warden Ron McNeil who urges him to let go of Alec's memory and move on with his life, Frank meets a young go-go dancer who ignites his long suppressed sexual desires. Frank takes the young man home and spends a passion-filled night with the boy -only to discover that not all things are as they first appear.

As a survivor of abuse, Terry Davis is determined to make a difference in someone's life the way his best friend, John Johannes, had changed Terry's so many years ago on a school playground. Having seen John's daughter, Abigail, rescue Jake Murphy from Jake's tortured past, Terry is more intent than ever to offer a lifeline of his own to someone in desperate need. But it won't be easy. Protective of Terry's wounds, John has tried to keep his friend from helping anyone too much, knowing from Terry's former experience as a volunteer hotline crisis counselor that Terry's nightmares would return. Then she arrived in all her painful helplessness-- Madison Crawford with the haunting gray eyes and secretive past, needing to be rescued while claiming to need no one. As Terry tries to help Madison and then becomes involved with her on a more personal level, John's concerns deepen for the dear friend he loves like a brother. This may be Terry's journey, but Terry won't be making it alone.