In August 1991, Nina de Villiers, a university student, was abducted while jogging in an affluent suburban neighbourhood, and subsequently murdered. She was the random victim of Jonathan Yeo, a man with a history of explosive violence, who later murdered a second young woman before taking his own life. Yeo had just been turned away from the United States border, where he was detained by customs officials for carrying a loaded gun, but eventually released - and allowed to keep his gun. The book recounts the life story of these two strangers from different worlds, showing how more effective intervention with Yeo could have prevented the murder. The book also describes the formation of the victims' rights group CAVEAT (Citizens Against Violence Everywhere Advocating its Termination.) by Priscilla de Villiers, Nina's mother.