Detective Charlotte Groves of the Greenville police department, South Carolina, sighs as the phone rings, another 18 months and she will be looking forward to her retirement,
veteran of 35 years service to the
department. A lead detective on murder
cases, with an astounding record to show,
her expertise is highly required on most
cases.

As she answers the phone from the chief
of police Ronald Atkins, who is under
extreme pressure from the families of the victims and the whole of the residents of the city, which is gripped by
fear, as his position of Chief hangs in the
balance, yet another murder has occurred in woodlands over in Charleston County bringing the total
to four murders over a period of eight
months. ...