After three years behind a desk Inspector John Barton wonders if he's still got what it takes. An opportunity arises to return to Major Crimes so he jumps at it after all he's been around the block a few times. When he and his team are called in to investigate an attempted murder which seems to be linked to the case of a missing child Barton is immediately thrust back into the life of a detective - early mornings late nights and endless pressure to get to the truth. Then a man dies. Something deadly is going on behind the high walls and imposing gates of the mansions in the sleepy village of Castor. The locals are keeping each other's secrets and if Barton doesn't find out why soon the bodies will start mounting up. The Village Killer knows who's next and the clock is ticking. . .