Ten years after resigning in shame from the Palatine Star, Nic Pappas is reunited with Mary Jane Santos to once again investigate the case that has become known as The Brown's Chicken Massacre. Through use of the Freedom of Information Act, Santos acquires the Brown's case files. Pappas and Santos assemble one of the largest undercover teams to ever investigate a single case, and launch a nationwide manhunt to find the Brown's murderers.