Emmett, Idaho, a cowboy town where a person's word is everything, is shaken forever when a murderer beats local saddle maker D.L. Carpenter to death. Investigators and locals band together and uncover layers of betrayal and deceit.

Tourist town Traverse City, Michigan, is turned upside down when 18-year-old Kalee Bruce lies bludgeoned to death at her workplace. Investigators feel the pressure to get this killer off the streets before they strike again.