Forest ranger Callie Major is guarding a secret when she runs into her old best friend, Newton Denman in the Pennsylvania Allegheny mountains. The strange combination of a magnificent bear and the murder of Callie's and Newton's childhood art teacher bring the two together. This is a double mystery in that Callie is protecting a mother bear, who is nothing if not the force of nature herself. Complicating matters, both Newton and police officer Pete...