As three civil rights activists drive down a desolate stretch of highway, headlights ominously draw near. Telling each other to stay calm, they have no way of knowing that in minutes they will diasappear into the night and spark one of the most explosive murder investigation in history. Enter straight-laced Ward and deceptively easy-going Anderspn. Can these philosophically opposed FBI agents overcome their differences and uncover the chiling mystery of a small community.