The lead commissioner of the UN investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto recounts his year-long investigation into this tragic event that forever changed U.S.-Pakistani relations.

A murder foretold -- An early history of instability -- Violence in the family and in the nation -- On the road to Islamabad -- The US gravitas in Pakistani affairs -- The US-brokered return of Bhutto to her homeland -- The assassination -- Whodunit? -- The investigation's repercussions -- Epilogue : reflections on Bhutto, Bin Laden, and Pakistan's ties to the United States.