In this sequel to Murder in Mayberry: A Pleasing Shape, Deputy Jason continues the trial separation from his wife in the sleepy town of Mayberry, North Carolina. As he ponders not only the future of his marriage, but his own personal future as well, the supposedly peaceful southern town is shocked by a vicious double murder. When two eccentric, bootlegging sisters turn up dead, Deputy Jason and Sheriff Taylor find themselves plunged into a murder investigation replete with red herrings and surprises.