When human remains are found in a sleepy Irish village, Sergeant PJ Collins finally has a genuine crime to solve. The gruesome crime threatens to expose a lifetime of secrets.

When a key suspect vanishes it casts an ominous shadow over the investigation.

A month has passed and with no new leads the case has fallen dormant. As the village tries to put the terrible events behind it, PJ is left harbouring doubts about what really happened. When a new discovery reignites the case, PJ is forced to confront everything he has learnt so far.