Slated to become the first black woman chair of Berkeley Hills Hospital's nationally ranked obstetrics department, Rae Duprae is suddenly derailed by a series of "bad baby" cases that are emanating from the politically sensitive birth center across the street -- a center run by her ex-lover and nemesis, Bo Michaels. When Rae sets out to uncover the truth, she discovers a greedy scheme of medical sabotage -- and a killer who is no stranger to Berkeley Hills Hospital.