When a Manhattan Project scientist is found dead from radiation poisoning, Body Farm founder Bill Brockton is frustrated in the investigation when the only person with knowledge of what happened is an elderly woman with a floundering grasp on lucidity.
Called in by Chattanooga medical examiner Jess Carter to investigate the death of a young man, forensic anthropologist Bill Brockton is subsequently framed for Jess's murder, forcing him to apply his investigative skills to prove his innocence.