She blackmails Dr. Merino. Either he gives her the position at his private practice or she'll submit her evidence to the Oregon Medical Board. As they work alongside one another, their old dynamic is gradually restored and buried feelings resurface. Until the body of a Ponderosa student is found behind The Rusted Monkey and a homicide case rocks their quiet university town. Amid the investigation, Kenna questions where her loyalties lie as she and Dr. Merino fall into a passion that is far more tangled than before.