In one of the houses in Scarlett Falls, a shooting occurs in the middle of the night. The body of a former deputy sheriff is found at the crime scene and all the evidence leads to his adopted son Evan. The young man himself disappears without a trace, and the sheriff leading the investigation is sure that it was he who committed the crime. Lance simply cannot stay away from the case when Evan’s mother begs him for help. But is Evan really a victim, as his mother tries to convince everyone, or has his “bad blood” turned him into a cruel killer? Time is running out, and the case is reaching a dead end. Morgan Dane and Lance Kruger must once again be convinced that old secrets never die.