Sheriff Wyatt Stone and his deputies are still searching for Willow Atwood. Despite their efforts, Willow and her abductor continue to be elusive. The sheriff's department's focus on finding Willow is challenged when a Stoneybrook resident brings them a strip of film showing a possible snuff murder.

Harley Harper finds her leisurely lifestyle disrupted when her beloved creatures are threatened by illness and an outside predator. And Harley learns the cougar stalking her ranch isn't the only predator she has to deal with when Wyatt's ex unexpectedly appears in Stoneybrook. While she struggles to understand what Ava's return might mean for herself and Wyatt, Harley is blindsided with a new admirer.