When Detective Ray Hawkins receives a disturbing phone call from his dead partner, he's forced to reexamine a fifteen-year-old case that has haunted him since: the Wakefield family murders. As Ray investigates, he encounters a mysterious woman with black eyes and uncovers evidence that Lisa Wakefield, imprisoned for killing her family, may be innocent. Digging deeper, Ray discovers a pattern of similar killings spanning decades and a malevolent ancient entity that feeds on suffering. Racing against time to stop the next murder, Ray must confront both the supernatural horror lurking beneath his small Maine town and his own culpability in condemning an innocent woman.