Estranged from his wife, relocated to St. Thomas, Ontario, from the small town of Belleford, and with a promotion to sergeant, police detective Carl North has a team to run in order to solve a double murder and arson at a farmhouse outside town, as well as a mysterious fire at a local strip club. But can North shake his lone-wolf ways? The Pythons, a local biker gang, are involved, as a stripper, known as Candy, whom North has been protecting, is threatened, and a young constable North has worked closely with is suspended and under a cloud.