故事发生在1968年的瓦列霍，一宗离奇而又残暴的凶杀案让当地的居民和媒体陷入了恐慌之中，马特（贾斯汀·钱伯斯 Justin Chambers 饰）是负责调查此案的警官，尽管他一直在努力的追寻着种种蛛丝马迹，但依旧理不出头绪，来自上级和家庭的压力让马特渐渐感到有些力不从心。
六个月过去了，还未落网的凶手再度出动，一对情侣成为了他的刀下冤魂，嚣张的凶手甚至将电话打到了警局，并给多家媒体寄去了写有神秘密码的信件。凶手声称，改密码包含了破案的重要线索，而马特随即进入了紧张的破译工作之中，就在他越来越接近真相之时，他和家人们的关系亦走到了濒临破碎的边缘。

Four orphan boys running from the law in New York stumble upon a baby in a carriage. They decide to head west and take the baby which they name Mary Rose with them. Eventually they set up a ranch which they name Rose Hill. Mary Rose grows up to be a beautiful woman and gets involved with a man who kills one of her brothers. Her brothers then explain to her that they found her in New York and she returns to find her real family. During this time Rose Hill is falling apart since her oldest brother has fallen ill and her other two brothers have gone their separate ways. Written by [email protected]