When a firebomb attack destroys the home of two sisters, Oakland police turn to the neighborhood for answers. The high-profile case takes an odd turn once detectives realize they have a homicide on their hands and the culprit is much closer to home.

After a young Texas teacher is found, in what appears to be a scene from a horror movie, having been axed to death on Friday the 13th, investigators work to uncover the truth behind a local church scandal in order to pin down a most unlikely suspect.