Something strange is happening in Santa Cruz, an idyllic little beach town about ninety minutes south of San Francisco. Someone is systematically killing off the homeless, one by one. New Police Chief, Ron Rook, a seasoned cop just in from Chicago, believes a cop may be involved. Not knowing where to turn or whom to trust he brings in private detective, Don DeCarlo and his associate, Sammy Felice, who discover the grizzly truth that things are not always what they seem...