When a slain store clerk's ID is discovered in a young African American's car during a routine traffic stop in Conway, South Carolina, he and his best friend are arrested, then mysteriously disappear from the county lockup. Later, they're tortured and murdered by members of the Ku Klux Klan under the guide of racist Judge Barnes. Inside the young man's car, a novel by Killian Prophet is found. Prophet is revealed to have intimate knowledge of the KKK's bloody history in Conway. The KKK targets him, breaking into his home, and killing his wife. Two years later, just as Prophet is rebuilding his life, his KKK tormentors strike again by kidnapping his daughter, Tressa. Desperate for her return, and seeking revenge for his wife's death, Killian Prophet faces the biggest challenge of his life. What will he do to save Tressa? Will he be able to find justice in Judge Barnes' court?