It is the year 1934 in the small city of Harwood on the outskirts of Chicago. Their six-man police force is manned by a former Detective Sergeant, Police Chief George Swanson, who's abandoned Big City corruption to accept a five-year contract in Harwood where crime is measured by a stolen bicycle or a drunk causing a domestic disturbance. But suddenly this quiet community is panic-stricken when a series of bizarre crimes result in a grotesque murder. And now, Chief Swanson launches an expanding series of investigations into the puzzling incidents which appear unrelated but contain similarities which add to the confusion. Ultimately this nightmare is resolved when the perpetrator is discovered...with anguish and horror.
