It doesn't take long for the Illinois State Police to realize that they have an organized, skillful, death dealer on their hands. A killer that has inner working knowledge of law enforcement, medical anatomy, and funeral protocols that ensures his success. The satisfaction he gains comes, not just from the killing, but in using others to take care of disposing of the bodies after he is finished. It's Lieutenant Danielle LaForde's tenacity and closing rate that gets her selected to head up the investigation. However, it is her attractiveness and unexpected national television exposure that sets off the ire of the killer, and that's when the trouble begins. Confronted with pure evil genius, it will take every law enforcement resource that Lieutenant LaForde has, including help from the FBI, to bring the killer to justice. This plays out as the ultimate game of cat and mouse, with an outcome that no one sees coming.