In Boston, Rizzoli and Isles are coping with the senseless murder of Sofia Suarez who was a nurse and a widow. Liked by her neighbors and co-workers, she was brutually beaten to death in her home. The more Jane R. digs she learns that Sofia had secrets. When it connects with a months-old hit-and-run case, the murky case becomes more so. One clear piece of the puzzle — the killer wants to keep those secrets safe.
Then there is Rizzoli’s mother, Angela, who worries about her homicide detective daughter. She also is the #1 watcher of her neighborhood. There’s a runaway girl and new neighbors that behave strangely, even wierdly. Angela is positive that something is not right. Guess who she wants to look into it? Jane and Maura must focus on the Sofia case. BUT — is there really something to Angela’s suspicions?