When forensic pathologist Dr Sam Ryan is called out to a murder scene, she finds herself fascinated by the case, whose evidence seems to point to a ritualistic killing linked to the black arts. The murder bears an uncanny resemblance to a local crime committed many years ago, and then another related death is discovered. Sam is under pressure to come up with evidence the police desperately need. By now, though, the killer has decided that Sam is a threat that had better be removed... 1998.