Fenton Meiks visits Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent Wesley Doyle claiming that his brother Adam is the culprit in the "God's Hand" serial killer. Fenton says Adam has committed suicide, prompting Fenton to fulfill a promise to bury his brother in a public rose garden in their hometown of Thurman. He begins to tell Doyle about the boys' childhood and suggests that the bodies of the God's Hand victims are buried in the rose garden. Fenton continues telling Doyle his story as the two drive to Thurman.