After leaving a doctor visit with the worst news, Valerie Dreyfuss and her sister Melissa come to a stop on a lonely stretch of road. Their car is engulfed by a blinding light....12 hours later Valerie wakes to the horror that her sister is gone, nowhere to be found.
First several barns burn down, then an old house goes up in flames: For months, one arson attack follows the next. When a body charred beyond recognition is found in the rubble of the burned down house, the state police gets involved.