When college student Jacob Ragnar is found shot to death, suspicion immediately falls on Professor Burke Kendall. After some time, John Seraph begins to investigate, leading to threats against him, and a murder attempt on his life.

Meanwhile, John's old friend, Denise, has asked for his help with a delicate situation she's in. A psychotic sadist, who happens to work for John's father, is stalking one of her employees, an escort. This turns into a bigger problem for John than he can imagine.