Sheriff Ben Willis of Jackson, Indiana responds to an emergency call on a cold November afternoon and ends up dead when his cruiser hits ice and goes over an embankment. A few days later, people tell stories about seeing Ben Willis in other parts of the county. Everyone asks the same question: Was Sheriff Ben Willis really killed in the accident? Lisa Willis, Ben's wife doesn't believe her neighbor, Tracy Arnold when she tells Lisa that she saw Ben in her front yard on a snowy night. Tracy offers to stay with Lisa the rest of the night. Her real reason for staying is to search Lisa's house for evidence that Lisa and Frank Arnold have been messing around. When Tracy accuses Lisa of having an affair with her husband, Lisa denies it. Lisa becomes alarmed when Ben, or his ghost visits her on several occasions. It seems to her that his ghost is trying to torment her and drive her to confessing his murder. So begins a mystery that will draw an entire community into its horrible circle of terror.