Mentally and emotionally drained from his messy divorce to his alcoholic ex-wife, and equally spent from the many years of long hours that he put iinto the Houston law firm that he founded, John Mariner was looking forward to a fresh start in idyllic Blanco, Texas. After a period of adjustment, John soom settles into his new, much slower-paced and peaceful life...and that's when big-time problems come knocking at his door.