When the dismembered remains of a local Blackwater Valley girl are discovered, the sheriff and his beautiful young deputy begin a frantic search for the brutal murderer. Before they finish gathering evidence from the first body, several more blood-spattered corpses turn up. With the help of a local tracker, the deputy uncovers a methodical pattern that may lead them to the madman. But when the deputy learns she’s the next victim on the list, it becomes a race against time to find the ruthless slasher before she loses her own life.