When a popular restauranteur disappears, investigators must rely on a patchwork of witnesses and a local journalist to uncover treacherous secrets… all of which leads them to a grisly killer with an unappetizing M.O.

While investigating the murder of a mild-mannered retired teacher found bludgeoned to death in the bathtub of his Hollywood home, detectives discover a cache of secret letters that could spell out a deadly motive and lead them to a monster.