Steven Arabia, Robert Arensen, Audra Balewski In a small town circa 1860 small pox takes the life of a little boy. He enters a world that will get him prepped and re-incarnated for his next life. The library is a second chance, a place to select a storybook life and be reborn. The evil darkness takes the boy into lower earth. All the corners of hell are fighting to keep him from reaching the next level. Four guardians are sent to rescue him but they only have 30 minutes.

When a young prostitute is violently murdered on the outskirts of town, an area that local residents refer to as 'Skid Row,' Detectives Kathy Lynch and Vincent Ross are assigned to investigate, That same day, a junkie's body is found decapitated and brutally dismembered. As the death toll rises, Lynch and Ross must determine whether these murders are connected. More importantly, though, how is this maniacal individual so precise and able to cover their tracks so well? This psychopath's ability to stay one step ahead leaves Lynch and Ross asking one another a rather daunting question. Does this brilliant killer work in law enforcement by day?