In a picturesque city on the shores of Michigan, a series of mysterious murders all have an unlikely but common thread - Bryan Spikes, a hired insurance fraud investigator who gets more than a paycheck when he is inexplicably killed and then framed for the crimes. One year later, Alex Forrester (Mark Bierlein, "Street Boss") arrives in the city claiming to be a writer researching the case. But as he begins uncovering the shocking truth behind the murders, his informants turn up dead, and he soon learns he may be next. With no-one he can trust, including Bryan's ex-girlfriend Heather (Mena Suvari, "American Beauty") and a new, overly-friendly ex-sharpshooter neighbor (Tom Arnold, "True Lies"), one thing becomes evident - the deeper he digs, the more his life is in danger.