A young woman is killed on U.S. government property outside a small Illinois city. The leading suspect lives at Camp Newstart, began by a successful businessman to give young men a second chance. The victim was widely known and popular in the city. Tempers flare and some men in the town, including the man engaged to the victim, want to take justice into their own hands. The real killer is a vagrant. Erskine and Colby try to keep a lid on the town and prevent a riot until they can locate and bring the killer to justice.
—Bill Koenig