In Georgia, a grieving mother asks Alex Haynes and Jon Dalman for help. Seven years on from her daughter's murder, the police investigation has stalled. Unless Alex and Jon can persuade one of their suspects to talk, their case too could go cold. But revelations from an out-of-town stranger might just yield the breakthrough they need. Elsewhere, Heather Cohen hunts a fugitive in Alabama. A promising lead gives her the run-around until a woodland chase steers the case in another direction.