On August 9, 1982, the authorities in Houston, TX, are numb with the knowledge of discovery as they hear the chilling confession of America's most prolific serial killer, Coral Eugene Watts. But that's just the beginning. When Harriett Semander, the mother of one of his many victims, uncovers startling revelations about her daughter's case, it soon becomes clear that Watts is scheduled to be the first serial killer ever released from prison. .. unless she can find the strength to stop it.