A girl, Mattie McGraw, works for the governor of Kentucky, Sam Waters. She finds out that he had his opponent killed in the governor's race. And instantly, her life falls to pieces. Her husband is murdered, her child is kidnapped, and she is on the run from the governor's assassin, Antonio Scollini. She reaches out to her ex-boyfriend, Jake Esteban. Jake is a private investigator in the small town of Beaver Dam. He hopes he can get to Mattie before the monster does. Her life is on the line, and it's only a matter of time.