Desdimona Green has been the name on everyone's lips in Blink, Texas. Twenty-five years ago, at the age of 18, she shot and killed one of the wealthiest pillars of the community, oil baron Julian Gatewood. The whole state was rocked to the core over Julian's murder, and even more shocked to discover that Desi is Julian's daughter. But when Desi gets out of jail and inherits millions from Julian's estate, they know there's more to the story.