In Anniston, Ala., Marie Hilley receives a life insurance payout after her husband succumbs to a mysterious illness, then the same illness threatens her daughter's life as well.
Unaware of Stephen Stanko's true nature, single mother Laura Ling makes a fatal mistake when she invites him to move in with her and her teenage daughter.
Nestled away from the hustle and bustle of city life, Columbia, Ky., seems the perfect place to raise a family; then Dr. Joseph Wellnitz, his wife, Beth, and their 20-year-old son, Dennis, are shot to death in their home.
When a young young is found bloodied and clinging to life in her Georgia home, police are led to hunting for a serial killer responsible for many deaths.