In tiny, god-forsaken Lazarus, Nebraska, Margo and Hank team up to solve a local murder, with Margo doing the detective work and the late Hank spying on suspects unseen. At the same time, Margo attempts to solve the cold case of her mother's murder seven years earlier.

As Margo's quest becomes more perilous, Hank will try to protect her, anguished that he can't do more as she finally battles the sinister forces that killed her mother.