Robert Spangler has very bad luck with his wives, they all seem to wind up dead. When police see a pattern emerging, they take a closer look at who could be making it so dangerous to be married to Robert.

Libbi Baume is found violently stabbed to death in her own bedroom. Libbi was a kind-hearted pre-school teacher, well-liked in the community so people find it shocking to think she would know anyone who would want to kill her.

When Mark Winger shoots and kills an intruder who was violently attacking his wife, he is hailed by the public as a tragic hero. The case is quickly closed as a justifiable homicide, but for police, there's one piece of evidence that isn't adding up.