After multiple homicides occur along Virginia's Colonial Parkway, Authorities task Det. Danny Plott with finding a serial killer. When investigators uncover a pattern at the crime scenes about the killer's method, it becomes the key to solving the case.

After someone abducts a vivacious Ohio undergrad in broad daylight, local police join forces with the FBI. The discovery of blood-soaked evidence kicks the case into high gear and brings investigators face-to-face with the depths of human depravity.