Born and raised in Los Angeles by an alcohol mother, John Weatherby's childhood was harsh. All he ever wanted was to live a normal life like everyone else; however that never came to be. Abused by his mother and her boyfriends, John finds solace with a friend in his head. It took several years before John realizes that the friend in his head is his alter ego and that his alter ego is not a nice person; he delights in murdering young women.John leaves Los Angeles in an attempt to run from both his life and his alter ego, but the voice in his head travels with him, murdering young women across the country. His journey ends in Baltimore, Maryland, where his alter ego commits one last murder. Charged with the crime of murder, Leona Parker must prove her innocence in a Court of Law.