This atmospheric drama based on a chilling true story sees a determined detective taunted by an arrogant serial killer as he fights to bring him to justice. The trial and execution of Peter Manuel in 1958 was a media sensation and attracted worldwide press attention. Never before had one man been tried simultaneously for eight murders. This gripping series dramatizes the real-life story of Detective William Muncie’s dogged battle to prove Manuel’s guilt – and the killer’s personal vendetta against the policeman on his trail.