It is the fall of 1963 and the discovery of a young girls mutilated body in a ditch on the outskirts of Geistburg Germany forces Steve Bodowski an emotionally damaged detective of the U.S. Armys Criminal Investigation Division to reawaken his instincts in order to solve the horrific crime. Still recovering from the alcoholism and depression that ended his rising career as a homicide detective in civilian life Bodowski must work against his superiors who would prefer the problem simply disappeare