In a small town, lost among the vast wastelands of Australia, a tragedy occurred: the priest of the local church killed five people, and then he himself died from a police bullet. What caused the bloody massacre? The famous metropolitan journalist Martin Scarsden decided to look into this. However, as soon as he began the investigation, the town was shocked by a new crime - the bodies of two unknown young women were discovered near the dam... Are this double murder and the story of the “shooter” priest connected? Martin's investigation took a new turn. But very soon it becomes clear to him: someone really doesn’t want the truth to be revealed. He doesn’t want it so much that he won’t stop at anything...