When the long-buried bones of a man turn up in the middle of December, Pennsylvania homicide detective Parker Reed knows he’s in for a cold case. Trisha and her friends were teenagers when Trisha’s stepdad went missing. Now, 30 years later, his remains have been found in the mountains. The women have always known there was more to his disappearance than meets the eye, and they must confront their grim past. Secrets can stay secret a long time in the lonely Appalachian foothills --- but not forever. When Parker and his partner identify the remains, their investigation leads them to Trisha’s childhood home. But the deeper Parker digs into the crime, the more he realizes that the truth isn’t always simple.

A body just turned up in the small town of Portland, Pennsylvania. The crime is eerily similar to a 20-year-old cold case, and lead detective Parker Reed is intent on connecting the two murders. The past meets the present when Becca Kingsley, who returns to Portland to be with her estranged but dying father, runs into Parker, her childhood love. As the daughter of the former police chief, Becca is quickly drawn into the case. Coming home has brought something ominous to the surface --- memories long buried, secrets best kept hidden. Becca starts questioning all of her past relationships, including one with a man who has watched over her for years. For the first time, she wonders if he is more predator than protector.

Jo has been hiding the truth about her role in her high school boyfriend's drowning for 16 years. Then seven-year-old Sara Starr goes missing from the community beach. Rescue workers fail to uncover any sign of her --- but instead dredge up the bones Jo hoped would never be discovered, shattering the quiet lakeside community's tranquility. As Jo’s daughter, Caroline, searches for Sara, she uncovers the secrets her mother has been concealing, unraveling the very foundation of everything she knows about herself and her family.