NYPD Homicide Detective Noah O'Banyon has only been with the department 3 years when he is placed as lead detective on what turns out to be the worst serial murder case in decades. Good old fashioned detective work leads him to John Mesano and Noah is certain he has found the murderer. But an error on the search warrant allows the killer to walk. Noah, helpless when another woman is murdered, resigns his position and leaves NY.He settles in Petersburg, VA. a university town, but his memories of the vicious crime scenes do not fade. One night he sees apparitions of the murdered victims which leaves Noah certain he is going insane. He discovers Petersburg is one of the few universities with accredited paranormal research classes. The professor is a young Cassandra Morgan who also holds a PhD in Psychology. Noah seeks out her help, trying to determine if the haunting is real or if he is losing it.While trying to convince Dr. Morgan to help him, the headlines of the morning's newspaper and a terrible murder of a local woman catch his eye. Noah is horrified to learn the serial killer has followed him to Petersburg and the small university town has become his new killing field. What's even worse, his growing relationship with Cassie has just made her a target for the serial killer.