When an elderly man is murdered in his ocean-front home, Alberg’s intuition draws him to the victim’s 80-year-old brother-in-law, who called in the murder.
Old tensions resurface in the lead-up to a high school reunion, when Bobby Ransome resumes an affair with his former best friend’s wife... and turns up dead the next day.
A wealthy, local woman, gets a surprise visit from her estranged brother, demanding money and threatening to reveal a long-held secret. But when he turns up dead, will the loan sharks come after her next?
Cassandra drives her wealthy friend home from a fundraiser only to find a horrific scene in her husband’s home office: blood everywhere and an emptied-out safe.
A charming visitor takes an interest in Cassandra and her library expansion project... but he’s not who he claims to be.
When the killer’s psychiatrist – and possible next target – comes into the station looking for protection, Alberg gets a window into the killer’s complex motivations... and becomes a target himself.
A pair of gruesome murders – with victims eerily posed – has the community on edge.
As the clues pile up, Alberg’s instincts tell him there’s a larger pattern at play… and that he and his team are up against a serial killer.