In the town of Blessed, in Michigan, lives Sheriff Hugh DeWitt, a man still grieving for his infant son, who had died of SIDS. Meanwhile, nearby in one of the rich summer cottages, Paige Norbois grieves for a lost love of her own. When an unimaginable tragedy strikes and a whole family is murdered, any dreams of stability in Blessed are abruptly destroyed. Sheriff DeWitt, deeply moved by the murder scene, is driven to solve the crime, while keeping his own demons at bay.