Beth Connelly - has always been rich, but her familys recent behaviour is making her far too famous. Now a beautiful young woman, she can no longer escape her devastating memories - or her overpowering family. Terry Connelly - Beths ruthless stepbrother. A dangerous man who always gets what he wants, whatever it takes - he now stands accused of rape and murder. Matt Connelly - a scandal-ridden US senator wholl do anything to protect his family - even if it means bribery and blackmail. Lee Connelly - Matts gracious wife, who deals with the Connelly clan the only way she know how - throught the numbing effects of alcohol. Case McCandless - solid and incorruptible, the town sheriff who stands to lose everything in his determination to break through the closed ranks of the Connellys and expose the corruption within.