When Alex Devereux returns home to practice law in 1927 Aiken, South Carolina, he is greeted by the same prejudices and discrimination he vowed to fight before he left eight years earlier. The discovery of incriminating evidence from the lynching of three black youths places Alex, his family, and the black community in jeopardy. Ripping the scab from that ugly wound unleashes evil forces determined to keep their sinister secrets buried and maintain the status quo.