Rookie detectives investigate the disappearance of two young women from a tourist area. Fear grips the community when evidence emerges connecting the series of disappearances.

A chance arrest leads Bob, Roger, and Kathy to an encounter with their prime suspect, but they're not sure if they can prove his guilt and continue to hold him.

The detectives are in a race against time to capture the killer. As news of a massacre hits the headlines, it becomes clear that the suspect is on the move in another state and a final showdown pits Bob against his nemesis in a battle of wits.