When five elderly African-American widows die, Floridian Billy Manchester has no doubts -- he believes they were murdered for the insurance money. With the help of his buddy Max, a retired Philadelphia cop, they begin their investigation.
Ex-cop Max Freeman, having chosen a solitary existence on the edge of the Florida Everglades after killing a twelve-year-old in self-defense, is drawn back into the world of violence when he discovers the corpse of a child and must find the killer in order to clear himself of suspicion.
