When Beth Davidson spies an unfamiliar black Honda lurking outside her apartment, and hours later a stranger leaves a suggestive message on her answering machine, her worries are just beginning. Her fear grows as mysterious gifts appear on her doorstep, and photos are stolen from her apartment. It's not too long before Beth turns to the police for help - in particular, the rather attractive Donnie Crawford. As the Domestic Violence Unit investigate her case, gradually closing in on the man who is terrorizing her life, Beth soon develops a relationship with the protective and supportive Donnie.

Beth, up close with the workings of the Department, throws herself heart and soul into her application to join them, putting herself through the difficult uphill battle of the gruelling Police Academy. Motivated by her experiences and her faith, Beth manages to achieve the unachievable - maintaining grades in the Academy, a decent relationship, and friends to boot. When Donnie proposes, Beth's dreams seem to be coming true ... until she comes face to face with her stalker in the park. When it's his wits against her own, will she have the strength to assert herself to bring his reign of terror to an end?