It's about a town called Devil's Lake, which is in Oregon, and twenty years earlier, a series of murders was committed but the killer never identified. Now in 2004, the supposed killer has been apprehended after a similar crime scene, but this killer says he was framed. The deputy who caught the killer is now off the force due to injuries and psychological/drinking problems. Seems like his parents were two of the victims back in 1984 and he's having nightmares about it; his girlfriend has also left him for the new young medical examiner. But even though the killer is in prison, the murders start again--so who is the killer?