A Massachusetts state game warden's body turns up under a pile of brush in the deep woods. They find a decapitated bear carcass on top of him. It's paws are missing, too.

Captain Larry Jamison's personal life is a mess. But he is compelled to investigate the murder of one of his own.

Officer Sam Travis, the victim's longtime partner, wants vengeance. They both get in over their heads to find out what these poachers are after. And why.

These environmental police officers soon discover they have stumbled into something far more insidious than they could have imagined. But that doesn't stop them from risking everything.