Eight years have passed since the summer of the Clarion Slasher. Berlin Evers, accused of the murders of four men and the attempted murder of two others, including a judge, has just been released from the state criminal psychiatric hospital. Detective Brian Malloy, who had led the task force to capture the Clarion Slasher, is determined to rebuild his career after being accused of professional incompetence bordering on complicity in the case. Rumors persist that he was in love with Berlin, and that he still is. Eric Reese is struggling to pick up the pieces of his life as he tries to raise his little sister and fend off curiosity seekers who want to see the Slasher's personal boy toy. Nobody can be trusted except for one person, the only one he is no longer allowed to see. On a rainy autumn evening, one tragic event transpires that will bring all of them together again in a rescue mission. In the process, they must redefine their identities and accept how their actions can lead to either ruin or redemption.