The roots of the past reach into the present. And Sheriff Jonas Lauer is about to find out just how deep those roots grow.
The discovery of a severed arm sets Jonas on a trail of murder and revenge. When someone discovers a hideous crime scene in a suburban neighborhood, the past truly comes back to haunt Monroe County. All the evidence leads to Emmet Jensen, a crime boss who has been dead for forty years and exposes a killer unlike anything Jonas has ever encountered. The investigation opens old wounds, forcing some people in Monroe County, Tennessee to face the past. But some of these people seek only one thing-revenge. As the body count rises, Jonas races against time and destiny to stop the carnage. Because the sins of the past sow seeds of destruction, creating a garden of evil.