James Murphey is a rugged cryptozoologist, who thirty years earlier, during a trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, had a fatal encounter with the fabled "Nessie" creature that killed his father, and left James with deep facial scar. Twenty years later, James is hunting for Nessie, when his search leads him to the sleepy town of Pike Island, Ashburn, on Lake Superior. Hiring Josh Riley as his guide, James and Josh bond over their mutual scientific interests and deceased fathers, while James tries to convince Josh's mother, Sheriff Karen Riley, that the 60-foot plesiosaur is killing and breeding.
A sheriff investigating her husband's death uncovers a place on the dark web where people are killed for entertainment.
Rose, forte donna del West, vuole scoprire l'assassino del marito sceriffo. Sospetta di Erica, la proprietaria del saloon. Questa ingaggia un killer per far fuori Rose. Ma il killer s'innamora di Rose: finisce per salvarle la vita e ammazzare Erica.