A sunny Friday morning flirts with promises for the weekend, but one young bride-to-be doesn't live to see it. Detective Mark Forbes and his partner, Jed McCracken, are called to the scene of her murder at an Indianapolis retail store.

Accompanying a group of forensic anthropology students, Mark's wife, Sarah, discovers a murdered shopkeeper in a souvenir store. A skeleton is found in the victim's back yard a few days later, but those remains are at least a thousand years old. Mark devotes his energy to the case, while Sarah tries to unravel the secrets of the skeleton. When the killer strikes again, Mark is concerned about Sarah's safety. She tells him not to worry about her. But he should.