Offering a narrative about grief, complicated relationships, and the search for truth. The story primarily follows Miles Ryan, a deputy sheriff still mourning the hit-and-run death of his wife, Missy, years prior, and his budding romance with Sarah Andrews, a new schoolteacher in town. However, the narrative is framed by a first-person narrator who is revealed to be the person who accidentally killed Missy, adding layers of guilt, surveillance, and eventual confession, profoundly impacting Miles and Sarah's relationship, as Sarah's brother, Brian, is revealed to be the driver. The sources also include an acknowledgments section and a brief epilogue that fast-forwards the narrator’s life after the confession.