It's disgraceful how St. Louis's orphans are treated, and Mary Randolph plans to do something about it. She's lost her faith, but she still has compassion and a drive to help innocents in need. If she has to battle with by-the-book police captain Samuel Benton to protect them, she'll give him a challenge he'll never forget. A poverty-stricken childhood left Sam hungry for the social acceptance now within his reach. But Miss Randolph's feisty perseverance gives him second thoughts . . .