Chicago's leading Homicide Detective, Judd Redding is visiting his parents in Vandalia, Illinois. Crime is almost non-existent in the Midwest sleepy town. This 1920's Chicago cop has been awarded numerous accommodations for solving some of the most horrendous crimes. He is deemed a hero and a legend in his hometown. The already short-handed Fayette County Sheriff's Department suddenly has more murders than felony crimes in the past fifty years. Redding is reluctantly recruited to assist the small department for his expertise in homicides while on vacation. He is not prepared for Vandalia's "Farmland Killer". The quiet farming town has a couple of newcomers, an eyewitness, and a killer. Things become more intricate when Redding falls for Gloria "Glo" St. Pierre, a wild, seductive typical Gatsby girl and witness to the murders. She covertly acquaints the department of each homicide and the killer. The French beauty is not the only distraction. Detective Redding's conservative investigation techniques are challenged while on the trail of a schizophrenic killer, with the aid of Special Agent Eliot Ness, a young agent from the bureau, who helps keep Judd on track when distracted with danger.