Horace Pimm is the head Librarian in the South Downs town of Morton. A loner he already walks a dark path, his patience snapping, he descends even further into kidnapping young women and torturing them over 3 days. Finally after murdering them he puts them on show in highspots of the town. Detective Inspector Dan Travers tracks the serial killer along with his new assistant Constable Ruby Murray. Together they follow every dead end in the hope they will get the break they need to stop the murders and bring the killer to justice. Time begins to run out when Pimm turns his attention to Travers'...