In the exciting sequel to Degree of Trust, Sarah Crawford completes her training at the FBI Academy and is assigned to the D.C. office. Her new partner pulls her into an unauthorized pursuit of serial rapist and kidnapper, Colin Richter. Richter turns his focus on to Sarah and her nightmare begins: Check him. Make sure he’s dead, Bobby instructed me. I knew that was procedure, but I was also pretty sure I had hit Richter, and I was more concerned about Bobby. Yeah, I will. Just relax. I’ll check him and call in the paramedics. As I got to my feet, I heard the floor creak, and at the same time I heard my partner call out to me, Sarah! I whirled around quickly and was met with a fist… My last conscious thought as I crashed to the floor was that I was in some seriously deep trouble…