When a woman survives an alleged assault in the New Mexico desert and her purported attacker is found stabbed to death, investigators must get to the bottom of a bizarre murder plot driven by one suspect's obsession with the occult.

An aspiring young artist from Virginia is reported missing by his family. When his body is found weeks later, investigators must delve into his tumultuous family life and uncover an eyewitness who reveals the lies and deceit that led to his murder.