Lori Cranston is looking for someone who will be tender with her. She has run away from home, fleeing another of her mother's boyfriends. When she sees Eric Poole being released from custody on TV, she remembers their strange meeting years ago. How kind he was-gallant, in fact. Now she is fixated on him. Maybe he will quiet her longing. Lori is sure wonderful things are waiting for her.
Eric Poole is looking for someone to be tender with. He has paid his debt to society. The media will follow him at first, but they'll lose interest. He'll have to elude the lieutenant, who knows what happened to the two girls. It's a good thing Eric was more clever with the third. Eric is sure no one can stop him from again finding tenderness with his girls.
When Lori and Eric come together, they begin a riveting journey that will either save or destroy them.