Officer Kate Brown was meant to be left for dead on the dark streets of Birchwood Harbor. Little did they know that she would come back, stronger than ever.Kate Brown left the police force and moved back to her hometown after being injured in the line of duty. With her rented SUV packed from floor to ceiling, she heads back to the small town of Forest Creek, after a five-year absence. While dealing with her lingering injuries and bouts of PTSD, she returns home with some uncertainty. Before her SUV veers from the big city streets and merges onto the interstate, Kate hears an announcement on the local rock station that startles her to her core. Multiple dead bodies were exhumed in the woods not far from where she is now planning to reside, and multiple women are still missing. Once she returns to the small town, she is unable to shut off the thoughts about the current case that is burdening everyone around her. After realizing that she can't just turn off the investigator inside of her, she digs up the courage to inquire about becoming an officer once again. Her gut is telling her that someone is lying, The biggest question now is...who.