It's a busy time for Detective Superintendent Roy Grace. He is tasked with protecting rising Hollywood star Gaia Lafayette as she arrives in Brighton for filming. A few days ago, someone made an attempt on her life, and this circumstance seriously alarmed the Brighton police. Soon, a mutilated body is found on a poultry farm in the countryside, but the investigation has no reason to connect this murder with the arrival of the star. However, events begin to rapidly develop, and Roy Grace and his team of forensic professionals find themselves involved in a desperate race to save Gaia from a maniac who will stop at nothing to kill her...