RATED 14+. In Orange County, California, crime writer Aphrodite Jones goes on the hunt for a missing couple; what she discovers is a horrifying web of deceit that is the foundation for one of the most disturbing crimes California has ever seen.

On a sunny August morning, 15-year-old Nick Markowitz is snatched off the sidewalk of his suburban neighbourhood by a marijuana dealer with a grudge against Nick's brother and driven 75 miles north; the spontaneous escalates into a tragedy.

Fifty-two-year-old Ray Patterson is a tow truck driver in Dyersburg, Tennessee; when he sets out to aid a motorist in need, he runs into Steven Ray Thacker, a cold-blooded killer on the run who is prepared to do anything to continue to elude police.

RATED 14+. Police become suspicious of two elderly women when they claim the bodies of homeless men in Los Angeles; as investigators take a closer look at the women, they uncover a greedy murder plot that centres on their unlikely friendship.

At midnight, Patti Adkins leaves her shift at the Honda factory and vanishes; investigators learn of a mysterious relationship and a secret trip that was supposed to happen that night; as clues emerge, detectives piece together a troubling picture.