<p><span>Who would ever suspect that their mentor, teacher, and friend was a cold-blooded killer? Jessie Martin didn''t-at least not until she answers the midnight call. </span></p><p><span>Late one August night, Jessie''s lifelong mentor and friend-and presently a popular, charismatic, and handsome high school teacher-Terrence Butterfield calls. He utters a startling admission: he''s killed someone. He pleads for Jessie''s help, so out of loyalty, she rushes to his aid completely unaware that she''s risking her relationship, her career, and her life-and that of her unborn child-to help Terrence. </span></p><p><span>Does Jessie''s presence at Terrence''s home implicate her in the gruesome murder of the teenage boy found in the basement? Why does Terrence betray Jessie when he has a chance to exonerate her of all charges? Has he been a monster in disguise for all t