Deputy Wayne Bisard has a bad feeling as he investigates the disappearance of Patricia Artz. He brings Detective Thomas Fiero back to the restaurant Patty owned with her husband, Kevin Lloyd Artz. Kevin is recovering from a recent brain operation, and is working tirelessly to cover up the grisly truth from investigators: that he has killed Patty following the surgery. Bisard and Fiero, not knowing of Patty's fate, must investigate the scene without Kevin's interference to discover the truth of Patricia Artz's murder.