Laura Beth Copeland draws human body parts like sugar draws ants. Finally safe from her encounter with a serial killer who decapitated his victims, she tries to put her life back on track. Detective Tanner McGill is intent on being in her life. As a romantic gesture, he gives her children a Pitbull puppy they name Freckles. After a New Year's kiss from Tanner and his staying the night, their peace is shattered when Freckles brings his mistress a gift. Tanner jokes that it sounds big enough to be a limb—But he never dreams it would be a human limb. Freckles delivers a human femur, and the body count mounts once again. And again, those Laura Beth loves are put in grave danger.