Ken Rex's widow, Trena, comes forward with eyewitness testimony but investigators derail her at every turn; Rex's background and controversial relationships come to light; a brewing federal investigation threatens Skidmore's secret.

Twenty years after Ken Rex McElroy's murder, two crimes rattle the town of Skidmore, Mo.; Wendy Gillenwater is beaten to death, while Branson Perry vanishes from his home; rumors swirl, but, as usual, no one seems to know a thing.