Investigative reporter Jason Banning and his fian'ce Carrie James receive a chilly reception when they arrive in the small rural community of Hittleton. They are assigned to get a supplement story on sons of the heartland, the direct decendants of the original settlers. Soon they uncover a number of clues that lead them to evidence of a very cold case murder. The suspense builds when Carrie gets wounded in a suspecious hunting accident. The akward riddles of Ellie, a backward daughter of one of the pillar's of the community are all Jason has to go on until he discovers a mysterious meteorite on Vernon Hittle's property.Thereafter, Jason will stop at nothing until he reveals the ultimate secret about the patriarchs of Hittlton who are it seems miraculously fortunate in their ancestory.