With a killer on the loose, it's the worst time to be on lockdown…
It's just another day at the office for Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland when a body surfaces off the shores of the Anacostia River. But before Sam can sink her teeth into the new case, Secret Service agents seize her from the crime scene. A threat has been made against her family, but nobody will tell her anything—including the whereabouts of her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano.
This isn't the first time the couple's lives have been at risk, but when a bombshell from Sam's past returns to haunt her, she can't help but wonder if there's a connection. With a ruthless killer out for vengeance, and Nick struggling to maintain his reputation after secrets from his own past are revealed, Sam struggles to tie the threat to a murder that can't possibly be a coincidence. And she has to get it done before her husband's career is irrevocably damaged…
Characters (view spoiler)[ Samantha (Sam) Holland Cappuano: Washington DC metro police lieutenant in charge of city's homicide detective squad. She's married to Nick, mother of their adopted son, Scotty and Second Lady of the United States. She is 35-years old and has toffee-colored hair and pale blue eyes. She's on leave after her assault by Stahl. Nick Cappuano: Vice President of the United States. Married to Sam and father of their adopted son, Scotty. Former US senator from Virginia, who was elected to his first term after finishing out John O'Connor's. He's 37-years old and 6'4" with dark brown hair and hazel eyes. Scotty Dunlap Cappuano: Nick and Sam's adopted 13-year old son. Frederico (Freddie) Cruz: Sam's partner. He lives with his fiancée, Elin. Elin Svendsen: Freddie's fiancée who runs a gym. She's recuperating from the assault ordered by Stahl. Shelby Faircloth: Nick and Sam's personal assistant. She runs their household and Sam calls her Tinkerbell. She's pregnant and engaged to Avery. Avery Hill: FBI agent in charge of the Criminal Investigation Division. He and Shelby are engaged. George Terrell: FBI deputy director. Leslie Monroe: FBI executive assistant director for the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services branch. She's Avery's boss. Jeannie McBride: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Engaged to Michael. Partnered with Will Tyrone. Michael Wilkinson: Jeannie's fiancé. Will Tyrone: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Jeannie's partner. Tommy (Gonzo) Gonzales: Detective sergeant on Sam's homicide team. He's engaged to Christina and is baby Alex's father. He has full custody. He's heading the team while Sam is on leave. Christina Billings: Nick's former chief of staff who's engaged to Gonzo. She's now home full time taking care of Alex. Alejandro (Alex) Gonzales: Gonzo's son. Arnold (AJ) Arnold: Detective and Gonzo's partner who was shot and killed in the line of duty recently. Skip Holland: Sam's father, married to Celia. Quadriplegic who was shot in the line of duty. Celia Holland: Sam's stepmother, former nurse married to Skip. Brenda Ross: Sam's mother. Tracy Hogan: Sam's sister who is married to Mike and mother of their three children, Brooke, Abby and Ethan. Mike Hogan: Tracy's husband. Angela Radcliffe: Sam's sister, married to Spencer and mother of their son Jack and daughter Ella. Spencer Radcliffe: Angela's husband and father of their two children. Leo Cappuano: Nick's father, married to Stacy. They have 6-year old twin boys. Stacy Cappuano: Nick's stepmother, married to Leo. Graham O'Connor: Former US senator from Virginia who is married to Laine. He's the father of John, Terry and Lizbeth and is very close to Nick. Laine O'Connor: Married to Graham and mother of their three children, Terry, John and Lizbeth. She's Nick's surrogate mother. Terry O'Connor: Nick's chief of staff and son of Graham and Laine. He's Lindsay's fiancé. Lindsey McNamara: Chief medical examiner. She's Terry O'Connor's fiancée. Harry Flynn: Nick's friend and Sam's doctor. Gigi Dominguez: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Carlucci's partner. Dani Carlucci: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Gigi's partner. Joe Farnsworth: Chief of police. Jake Malone: Detective Captain, Sam's mentor. Conklin: Detective Chief. Hernandez: Captain over Patrol. Robach: Captain over Vice. Archie Archelotta: Police lieutenant in charge of the IT division. He was once romantically involved with Sam. Beckett: Police officer at the Anacostia River crime scene. Byron Tomlinson: Deputy medical examiner. Tom Forrester: US attorney. Faith Miller: Assistant US attorney. She's a triplet to sisters Hope and Charity who are also US attorneys. Cameron Green: Fairfax County homicide detective. Ramsey: SVU detective Sam punched out. He's filed charges that are pending grand jury ruling. Brendan Sullivan: Peter's probation officer. Peter Gibson: Sam's ex-husband. Irma Gibson: Peter's mother. Ruby Denton: Missing 19-year old student. Rose Samuels: Former prostitute from Fairfax whose body was found in DC. Mike Lonergan: Jogger who discovered Rose Samuels' body. Lucy Kaul: Peter's coworker at the mattress store. Donny Bautista: Peter's friend with whom he gambled. Dwayne Rogers: One of Peter's poker friends. He's friends with Robert Castro. Robert Castro: Man Sam met two years ago when she was undercover. He's paralyzed and she helped him get a job. Anton Williams: One of Peter's poker friends. He's a butcher at a market. Dante Fields: One of Peter's new friends. Raul Flores: Peter's neighbor. Colin McTavish: Former city councilman who was arrested for operating a sports gambling ring. He's awaiting trial. Darren Tabor: Reporter for the Washington Star. Tony D'Alessandro: Scotty's biological father. Leonard Stahl: Former head of IAB now facing trial for attempted murder. Lieutenant Wilson: New head of Internal Affairs. Jessica Townsend: Metropolitan Police Department counsel. David Nelson: President of the United States. Christopher Nelson: President Nelson's son, an attorney. Stanley Ritter: Christopher Nelson's colleague. Lilia Van Nostrand: Sam's chief of staff as Second Lady. Andrea: Sam's White House director of communications and spokesperson Mackenzie: Oversees Sam's White House schedule and travel. Keira: Sam's White House policy specialist. Dr. Trulo: Department psychologist. John (Brant) Brantly, Jr.: Secret Service agent heading Nick's detail. Melinda: Woman on Nick's Secret Service detail who Sam doesn't like. Darcy: Lead Secret Service agent on Scotty's detail. Daniel Cooley: Secret Service agent in charge of the detail handling Sam's extraction from the crime scene. Thomas Jackson: Secret Service agent assisting with Sam's extraction. Marcus: Sam's designer. Dr. Anderson: ER doctor. Nicoletta Bernadino: Nick's mother. (hide spoiler)]
Spoiler Info (view spoiler)[ Avery & Shelby had a boy, Noah. She left him when he called out Sam's name during sex. She also quit her job with Nick & Sam but has decided to go back. Avery has agreed to counseling.
Christopher Nelson hired Dante through Stanley Ritter to befriend Peter to get damaging info from him about Sam and Nick. They also paid Nicoletta for dirt. Dante tortured Peter when he was unwilling to give them info on Sam. He died from blood loss.
The jogger, Mike Lonergan, who discovered Rose Samuels' body was her killer. When they went to arrest him, they found Ruby Denton with him, tied up. (hide spoiler)]
It's just another day at the office for Washington Metro Police lieutenant Sam Holland when a body surfaces off the shores of the Anacostia River. But before Sam can sink her teeth into the new case, Secret Service agents seize her from the crime scene. A threat has been made against her family, but nobody will tell her anything—including the whereabouts of her husband, Vice President Nick Cappuano.
This isn't the first time the couple's lives have been at risk, but when a bombshell from Sam's past returns to haunt her, she can't help but wonder if there's a connection. With a ruthless killer out for vengeance, and Nick struggling to maintain his reputation after secrets from his own past are revealed, Sam struggles to tie the threat to a murder that can't possibly be a coincidence. And she has to get it done before her husband's career is irrevocably damaged…
Characters
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Samantha (Sam) Holland Cappuano: Washington DC metro police lieutenant in charge of city's homicide detective squad. She's married to Nick, mother of their adopted son, Scotty and Second Lady of the United States. She is 35-years old and has toffee-colored hair and pale blue eyes. She's on leave after her assault by Stahl.
Nick Cappuano: Vice President of the United States. Married to Sam and father of their adopted son, Scotty. Former US senator from Virginia, who was elected to his first term after finishing out John O'Connor's. He's 37-years old and 6'4" with dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
Scotty Dunlap Cappuano: Nick and Sam's adopted 13-year old son.
Frederico (Freddie) Cruz: Sam's partner. He lives with his fiancée, Elin.
Elin Svendsen: Freddie's fiancée who runs a gym. She's recuperating from the assault ordered by Stahl.
Shelby Faircloth: Nick and Sam's personal assistant. She runs their household and Sam calls her Tinkerbell. She's pregnant and engaged to Avery.
Avery Hill: FBI agent in charge of the Criminal Investigation Division. He and Shelby are engaged.
George Terrell: FBI deputy director.
Leslie Monroe: FBI executive assistant director for the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services branch. She's Avery's boss.
Jeannie McBride: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Engaged to Michael. Partnered with Will Tyrone.
Michael Wilkinson: Jeannie's fiancé.
Will Tyrone: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Jeannie's partner.
Tommy (Gonzo) Gonzales: Detective sergeant on Sam's homicide team. He's engaged to Christina and is baby Alex's father. He has full custody. He's heading the team while Sam is on leave.
Christina Billings: Nick's former chief of staff who's engaged to Gonzo. She's now home full time taking care of Alex.
Alejandro (Alex) Gonzales: Gonzo's son.
Arnold (AJ) Arnold: Detective and Gonzo's partner who was shot and killed in the line of duty recently.
Skip Holland: Sam's father, married to Celia. Quadriplegic who was shot in the line of duty.
Celia Holland: Sam's stepmother, former nurse married to Skip.
Brenda Ross: Sam's mother.
Tracy Hogan: Sam's sister who is married to Mike and mother of their three children, Brooke, Abby and Ethan.
Mike Hogan: Tracy's husband.
Angela Radcliffe: Sam's sister, married to Spencer and mother of their son Jack and daughter Ella.
Spencer Radcliffe: Angela's husband and father of their two children.
Leo Cappuano: Nick's father, married to Stacy. They have 6-year old twin boys.
Stacy Cappuano: Nick's stepmother, married to Leo.
Graham O'Connor: Former US senator from Virginia who is married to Laine. He's the father of John, Terry and Lizbeth and is very close to Nick.
Laine O'Connor: Married to Graham and mother of their three children, Terry, John and Lizbeth. She's Nick's surrogate mother.
Terry O'Connor: Nick's chief of staff and son of Graham and Laine. He's Lindsay's fiancé.
Lindsey McNamara: Chief medical examiner. She's Terry O'Connor's fiancée.
Harry Flynn: Nick's friend and Sam's doctor.
Gigi Dominguez: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Carlucci's partner.
Dani Carlucci: Detective on Sam's homicide team. Gigi's partner.
Joe Farnsworth: Chief of police.
Jake Malone: Detective Captain, Sam's mentor.
Conklin: Detective Chief.
Hernandez: Captain over Patrol.
Robach: Captain over Vice.
Archie Archelotta: Police lieutenant in charge of the IT division. He was once romantically involved with Sam.
Beckett: Police officer at the Anacostia River crime scene.
Byron Tomlinson: Deputy medical examiner.
Tom Forrester: US attorney.
Faith Miller: Assistant US attorney. She's a triplet to sisters Hope and Charity who are also US attorneys.
Cameron Green: Fairfax County homicide detective.
Ramsey: SVU detective Sam punched out. He's filed charges that are pending grand jury ruling.
Brendan Sullivan: Peter's probation officer.
Peter Gibson: Sam's ex-husband.
Irma Gibson: Peter's mother.
Ruby Denton: Missing 19-year old student.
Rose Samuels: Former prostitute from Fairfax whose body was found in DC.
Mike Lonergan: Jogger who discovered Rose Samuels' body.
Lucy Kaul: Peter's coworker at the mattress store.
Donny Bautista: Peter's friend with whom he gambled.
Dwayne Rogers: One of Peter's poker friends. He's friends with Robert Castro.
Robert Castro: Man Sam met two years ago when she was undercover. He's paralyzed and she helped him get a job.
Anton Williams: One of Peter's poker friends. He's a butcher at a market.
Dante Fields: One of Peter's new friends.
Raul Flores: Peter's neighbor.
Colin McTavish: Former city councilman who was arrested for operating a sports gambling ring. He's awaiting trial.
Darren Tabor: Reporter for the Washington Star.
Tony D'Alessandro: Scotty's biological father.
Leonard Stahl: Former head of IAB now facing trial for attempted murder.
Lieutenant Wilson: New head of Internal Affairs.
Jessica Townsend: Metropolitan Police Department counsel.
David Nelson: President of the United States.
Christopher Nelson: President Nelson's son, an attorney.
Stanley Ritter: Christopher Nelson's colleague.
Lilia Van Nostrand: Sam's chief of staff as Second Lady.
Andrea: Sam's White House director of communications and spokesperson
Mackenzie: Oversees Sam's White House schedule and travel.
Keira: Sam's White House policy specialist.
Dr. Trulo: Department psychologist.
John (Brant) Brantly, Jr.: Secret Service agent heading Nick's detail.
Melinda: Woman on Nick's Secret Service detail who Sam doesn't like.
Darcy: Lead Secret Service agent on Scotty's detail.
Daniel Cooley: Secret Service agent in charge of the detail handling Sam's extraction from the crime scene.
Thomas Jackson: Secret Service agent assisting with Sam's extraction.
Marcus: Sam's designer.
Dr. Anderson: ER doctor.
Nicoletta Bernadino: Nick's mother.
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Spoiler Info
(view spoiler)[
Avery & Shelby had a boy, Noah. She left him when he called out Sam's name during sex. She also quit her job with Nick & Sam but has decided to go back. Avery has agreed to counseling.
Christopher Nelson hired Dante through Stanley Ritter to befriend Peter to get damaging info from him about Sam and Nick. They also paid Nicoletta for dirt. Dante tortured Peter when he was unwilling to give them info on Sam. He died from blood loss.
The jogger, Mike Lonergan, who discovered Rose Samuels' body was her killer. When they went to arrest him, they found Ruby Denton with him, tied up. (hide spoiler)]