Reporter Charley Hubbs has left almost everything of his former life behind — even part of his memory. Now Charley has the story that any reporter would kill for. Problem is, he might have done just that — and his name has moved from the bylines to the headlines. As the dead bodies pile up around him, Charley sets out to prove to himself that he's not the homicidal maniac the press has made him out to be. Enlisting the aid of seductive, whip-smart bartender Elizabeth "Lizzy" Zapler, he makes a daring courthouse escape. From that point on, it's a race against time for the truth. Along the way, Charley discovers that he can run, but not hide, from his past. Against the backdrop of Chicago's storied Wrigley Field, a baseball shrine cursed by a billy goat, Charley is caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse that plays out in two seasons — one of futility and the other of hope. Only by unlocking the mysteries of his past and opening his heart again will he be able to find if hope truly does spring eternal.