Police Detective Mike Sweeney is in his early 40s. A hardboiled homicide detective, he's a guy's guy who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks in Durham County, the kind of guy whose prized possession is a vintage Mustang. His wife's battle with cancer has shaken him up more than he'll admit to himself, his kids or even to his wife Audrey. What's left of Detective Sweeney's world is shattered when his partner is murdered in front of him, though he tries to hold it all together for his family. Transferring from the big city back to Durham County to make a new start in what he thinks are safer surroundings, Mike soon finds his past coming back to haunt him. A string of murders hits close to home, old wounds are opened and hidden facts revealed. What remains of Mike's damaged world crumbles when Nathalie, the woman he is having an affair with, is murdered.