Attorney Catherine Shelton leads a storied life which includes several run-ins with the law, then she becomes mired in an investigation that results in the conviction of her husband for murder.

Carlo Ventre violates a custody agreement with his former partner, Toni Dykstra, when he takes their baby daughter to Italy, but what begins as a case of international parental kidnapping ends with a tragic death.

After aspiring actress Ashley Barnett dies while on a three-day party cruise, her mother searches for answers; George Smith disappears on his honeymoon cruise.