As Rhonda moves to a detective position with the county sheriff's office her first lead case is the murder of the most hated man in the county. George Atkins has been killed with his own pitchfork while spreading manure. The fact the elderly man was out in a raging blizzard makes no sense. Why would he be out in such inclement weather? As the case progresses, threats are made against other members in the family, until Rhonda finally reveals the most unexpected suspect with a deep seeded hatred for the Atkins family for what he believes has been done to him in the past.