In the depth of winter, veteran detective Marshall and his partner Rachel are pulled into a complex case involving a string of kidnappings and murders targeting young women. Their investigation leads them to a highly intelligent man named Simon, who orchestrates the abductions from the confines of his seemingly impenetrable mental state. The duo soon realizes that Simon’s criminal reach extends far beyond what they initially anticipated, as he proves to be both a brilliant manipulator and deeply sinister advocate of psychological control.

As the investigation unravels, retired judge Michael Cooper independently pursues justice for his own traumatic past link to these crimes. Cooper, driven by personal vendettas, takes a proactive stance alongside Marshall and Rachel, utilizing unorthodox methods to extract information and intercept further criminal activities. As layers of deception are peeled back, and motives are questioned, Marshall and his team are forced to confront their own ethical boundaries while chasing a predator whose cunning exceeds their worst nightmares. Gripped in a race against time, they struggle to outsmart a malevolent mind that has woven a perilous web around them all.