WhenMaggieDolan-Young,whoworksinalegalaidcenterinChicago,hearsherefatherFrankDolanisinmortaldanger,shereturnsafteryearstoherbirthplace,HiddenLakeherecentlyretiredassheriffandapparentlyshothimselfdeer-hunting,butanautopsyshowshewasmurdered.ThenshelearnsfromreporterZachRoththatdadwassuspectedofprisonerabuse.Herbestfriendbeforesheleft,Sam,thenshowsherthetownseconomywaslargelytakenoverbydevelopmentcompanyLorango,whichownsthenewspapertoo,untilitwasstoppedasFrankenforcedlegallicensingobligationsgraduallymoresecretsfromthepaststarttofitinandcompromisejustabouteverybody,andherlifeisthreatenedforreal...WrittenbyKGFVissers..