Emily is home alone at night in her new summer home when the FBI storms inside in a scene reminiscent of the one she endured as a child as her father was taken away from her forever. Victoria Grayson steps into the room. She says, “How long did you really think you could fool me?” Then Emily wakes suddenly. It was just a dream. Make that a nightmare.

Still a little spooked, Emily pulls out her gun when she hears a noise. It’s only Sammy. The old dog just can’t stay away from her. Emily returns Sammy to Jack, who is mourning the death of his dad. He’s also dealing with a troubled Declan, who doesn’t want to take part in their father’s final request to have his ashes scattered at sea. However, Dec is extremely interested in Nolan’s offer to help him get even with rich kid Adam.

Grayson Manor is scheduled to be the setting for an upscale barbecue honoring Senator Tom Kingsly. Emily knows this man well. She was a volunteer during his first senate campaign. She also knows that he was the ambitious federal prosecutor who sent her father to prison for crimes he didn’t commit. That’s why she enlists Nolan’s help to hack into the senator’s tablet computer.