WhenMaggieDolan-Young,whoworksinalegalaidcenterinChicago,hearsherefatherFrankDolanisinmortaldanger,shereturnsafteryearstoherbirthplace,HiddenLake;herecentlyretiredassheriffandapparentlyshothimselfdeer-hunting,butanautopsyshowshewasmurdered.ThenshelearnsfromreporterZachRoththatdadwassuspectedofprisonerabuse.Herbestfriendbeforesheleft,Sam,thenshowsherthetownseconomywaslargelytakenoverbydevelopmentcompanyLorango,whichownsthenewspapertoo,untilitwasstoppedasFrankenforcedlegallicensingobligations;graduallymoresecretsfromthepaststarttofitinandcompromisejustabouteverybody,andherlifeisthreatenedforreal...WrittenbyKGFVissers