All Charlie Moon wanted to do was enjoy a night of poker with his best friend and Granite Creek police chief Scott Parris.
But that was before Scott's dispatcher cut in with an emergency call.
A man was on the phone with his wife when their call was interrupted by a bloodcurdling scream.
Would Charlie and Scott mind checking it out? Arriving on the scene, they discover that the man's wife, who is the daughter of a wealthy and influential rancher, has been mauled beyond recognition.