He could be successful, if his past would not haunt him... After losing his family, job, and reputation in a small Alabama town, Detective Stephens becomes Birmingham's newest addition. The lonely detective is assigned a tough murder case and an even bossier partner. When he vocalizes his haunch that the string of crimes is the work of a serial killer, Stephens' partner and the police chief silence him. Hiding details from his partner, Stephens decides to investigate solo, but the closer he gets to the truth, the further away from solving the crime he seems. The sensual temptations of Stephens' past, ongoing conflict in his present and the uncertainty of his future tailspin into a thriller that's anything but predictable. In the end, Stephens' inner demons will kill him, if the killer doesn't first!