The death toll is rising in a city in southern California, the police are stumped and the community is terrified. The city cannot figure out if there is one killer or multiple until Detective Smith uncovers a clue.
Deborah Larson is an unhappy housewife who constantly deals with the intrusive voice of her deceased mother, who urges her to kill her supposedly cheating husband. Her husband's erratic behavior spurs her devotion to her mother's ideas about cannibalism.