After serving 50 years in jail, a reformed high-profile serial killer is recruited by a murder detective to catch his personal sadistic copycat. In 2003, 70 12 months previous Charlie Sorland is conditionally launched from loss of life row for good behaviour and societal contributions after serving 50 years for serial murders. With a information story on his launch and his dedication to discourage others from violence, impressionable Jason Lutra sees the story and takes an unhealthy curiosity in Charlie which ends up in Jason emulating Charlie's previous. As new murders start to happen by the use of Charlie's previous m.o., Detective Brent Lowe takes discover of the similarities and employs Charlie's assist in entering into the thoughts of his personal copycat killer with guarantees of a full pardon for the catch.