Kelly Hamilton-riding coach and member of the Greenfield, Connecticut, town board-finds herself having the swing vote in a proposal for an insanely expensive pork barrel project. Her stated intention to vote no is a matter of principle. Then things start going horribly wrong. Horses go lame. Town officials begin harassing her. The problems escalate to murder and kidnapping. With help from her friend, detective Mike Devoe, and her mother, famous actress Charlotte Hayes Hamilton, Kelly must find a way to deal with all this without sacrificing her principles.