Navy Lieutenant Jeff Coburn returns home to pick up the pieces after his uncle’s apparent suicide. Jeff loved his uncle who shared his affection for music and puzzles, but it was hard to stay close with the man who’d grown increasingly reclusive as the demons from the Vietnam POW camp ravaged his life. Then Jeff discovers a letter revealing his uncle received a dishonorable discharge. He's shocked, not only at the revelation, but also because a POW being discharged other than honorably strikes him as a travesty. As Jeff investigates, he becomes skeptical his uncle committed suicide.

Sheriff’s Deputy Jolene Coburn overcomes an Oxycontin addiction and her guilt stemming from the death of her partner to save her hometown from a murderous cult leader and rebuild her career with the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office.