The Big Empty

Evie and her fiance, Dr. Todd Brenner, are on a flight over the Brooks Range when their bush plane runs out of gas and hits a ridge, instantly killing them both. Police chief Nathan Active doubts he''ll find anything amiss when his close friend, Cowboy Decker, asks him to look into the possibility of foul play. Nathan reluctantly plays along and discovers that Cowboy''s instincts are correct. Meanwhile, Nathan''s wife, Gracie, is pregnant, but isn''t sure she should have the baby. Nathan must support her and their adopted daughter, Nita, while managing an increasingly complex and dangerous murder case.