In White River, unrest erupts as the anniversary of the death of a black motorist, who was shot at a police checkpoint, approaches. The racially polarized town resembles a powder keg, facing angry protests, arson attacks, and looting.
Amid the general turmoil, a police officer is shot dead by a sniper. The local authorities approach Detective Dave Gurney, asking him to conduct an independent investigation into the fatal shooting.
The situation in White River completely derails as more murders occur, seemingly in retaliation. When Gurney questions the causes of this bloodshed and focuses on the unique characteristics of each murder, his mission is suddenly called off.

However, he refuses to give up on the case. He follows dangerous paths that threaten to uncover an unimaginable conspiracy, revealing that nothing in White River is as it seems...