The hunt for a serial killer unearths an unsolved cold-blooded murder from sixty years ago. Young girls are being kidnapped and murdered in the northeast. Out of favor with his superiors, Constable Ian Bradshaw struggles to find evidence and fears that the only thing the investigation will shed light on is himself. Journalist Tom Carney is suspended from his job at a London tabloid newspaper and returns to his home village in County Durham. Helen Norton is a reporter who replaces Tom at the local newspaper. Together, they are drawn into a case that will change their lives forever. When the body is found, it is not the latest victim, but a decades-old corpse. Secrets buried for years are waiting to be revealed as a now unstoppable killer must be brought to justice.