After five years running from the past, former cop Joe Hodges returns home for the funeral of his partner. Joe finds himself confronted by Yvonne, the woman he abandoned and the love of his life. Joe and Yvonne are wary around one another, each blaming the other for the failure of their relationship. After the funeral, Joe meets with his old friends. Angela and Abe are happy to see Joe again, but Hal, Joe's surrogate father and role model, acts as though Joe is not even alive.

Too hurt and angry to take the first step, Joe allows the animosity between Hal and himself to grow. Before long, the anger that keeps them apart will take on a new dimension as one of their number is killed. Learning of this, Joe begins an investigation into the deaths of his friends, desperate to prove they were murdered. Joe's search for answers leads him into a darker mystery than he believed was possible.

A secret that haunts them all has returned for vengeance. Joe is convinced that their actions in the past have caused all of their grief now. He strives to prove his case to both Hal and Yvonne, but they believe that Joe is suffering from psychological trauma. When yet another of the group of friends is brutally murdered, Joe seeks the cold refuge of addiction. Caught in the act, Joe is arrested. Hal comes to his rescue, not out of love, but to settle an old debt. Joe and Hal part, nothing resolved, nothing forgiven.

Set to leave town, Joe finds himself once again confronted with Yvonne. The two talk, and all of the dark secrets of the past are given voice. Joe and Yvonne are on their way out of town when Joe comes upon the solution to the dark pall that hangs over them all. Joe and Yvonne return to the beginning, the place where the evil that is stalking them was given birth. Joe is ready to give his own life to end the cycle of hate and revenge. When it comes to a choice between himself and Yvonne, Joe makes the only decision he can, but even that may not be enough to stop a restless spirit that has reached out to claim them all.