Detective Annie Ryder and her small town are rocked by the disappearance of a local teenager.
Annie and the detectives continue to search for Jesse Sweetland.
Annie and Peter agree she should continue her relationship; a riddle has Annie questioning a beloved community member.
The case of Jesse's disappearance appears to be close to being solved, but Annie is skeptical.
As the town and cops are moving on from the Jesse case, Annie pursues a new angle that takes her down a road she dreads. She and the Riddler reach a new level.
Annie starts looking into the Sandy Driver case with her dad's notebook - looking for connections to the Jesse case and makes a heartbreaking discovery.
As Annie and the detectives dig back into a previous suspect, the Jesse case breaks wide open and Annie finds herself fighting for her life.
Annie narrowly escapes passing as the news of who is responsible for Jesse's disappearance hits the town. However, it becomes clear quickly that the horrible ordeal is far from over for Annie. A discovery made in the woods has the cops operating with all hands on deck to apprehend a very dangerous and angry suspect. As Annie and Peter work together to find the suspect - all things come to a head, answers are found, secrets revealed and long dead truths are unearthed. All this brings Annie into an epic climax with her Riddler. Lives hang in the balance and irreversible decisions are made.