In Dryden, N.Y., townspeople reel from a Christmastime massacre that claims the lives of Tony, Dodie, Shelby and Marc Harris; toddler Aliza May Bush vanishes in a snowstorm; these events mark the beginning of a curse that besets Dryden for 10 years.
After toddler Aliza May Bush vanishes, her mother receives a pink mitten in the mail, making police realize they're dealing with a kidnapping; the curse returns as Kirsten Clark awakes to witness the murder of her friend Scott Hume.
In 1993, Kirsten Clark reels from the horror of witnessing her friend's murder at the hands of another friend; a year later, football coach Stephen Starr crosses path with his daughter's deranged ex-boyfriend, who stalks the Starr family for months.
Police find evidence that missing cheerleaders Sarah Hajney and Jennifer Bolduc met with foul play; while townspeople pray for the teenagers' safe return, police track a sociopath who lived in their midst for years.