The phone rings.
Will is glad he didn't go straight to bed after his shift. The call is probably Derek. After a night of bar hopping he's probably too drunk to drive and needs a ride home.
At such a late hour Reverend Wallace wonders which elderly member of his congregation has died.
Nearly asleep Laura knows she shouldn't answer the phone in the middle of the night, but it could be her husband who is out of town.
They are wrong.
In the wake of a senseless and horrific crime a city is torn apart and a nation is in shock. As investigators delve into the lives of the suspect and the victims they unravel an even darker mystery. A grieving community will struggle to deal with the consequences of the secrets that are revealed. Secrets that will leave no life untouched.