He recently has gotten back to the USA after covering the war in Afghanistan for almost a year. He went looking for a good story but instead, he came back with more demons he could stand. Alcohol and anti-anxiety drugs are his coping mechanisms. When his godfather asks him to cover a developing trial in Savannah, he wants to say no but his godfather, Gary Headly is also an FBI agent who's about to retire. Gary's career has been successful except for not being able to capture two of the most wanted fugitives: Carl Wingert and his lover Flora. The case in Savannah has ties to Carl Wingert and Dawson soon find himself traveling south. During said trial, he discovers he's attracted to the ex-wife of presumed-dead marine Jeremy Wesson. This complicates matters tremendously.