Ken Rex's widow, Trena, comes forward with eyewitness testimony but investigators derail her at every turn; Rex's background and controversial relationships come to light; a brewing federal investigation threatens Skidmore's secret.
Skidmore admits to a history of violence toward those who don't fit in; the FBI arrives and turns to the sheriff's role in the crime; Trena's fight for justice seems ever more elusive; the town begins to pay a different kind of price.
Twenty years after Ken Rex McElroy's murder, two crimes rattle the town of Skidmore, Mo.; Wendy Gillenwater is beaten to death, while Branson Perry vanishes from his home; rumors swirl, but, as usual, no one seems to know a thing.
Sheriff Espey is confident that Branson was murdered due to drug world connections; tragedy visits Skidmore when Bobbie Jo Stinnett is murdered at eight months pregnant and her unborn baby is stolen.
Stinnett's baby is rescued; a Skidmore murder finally has closure; residents hope to move past the Ken Rex curse; there's no denying the cycle of violence; Skidmore aches to move on, it's clear they will never break their silence.