In the drought-stricken town of Warragulla, where water means survival, detective Maya Thorne investigates what appears to be a simple robbery gone wrong at a local agricultural supply store.

What begins as a straightforward murder case soon reveals something far darker lurking beneath the surface of this isolated community. When an unusual fog blankets the region and an elderly drifter returns seeking answers about his long-missing brother, Maya must navigate both the disorienting weather and the closed ranks of locals, who harbour generations of secrets about stolen water rights.

As the fog thickens, Maya uncovers connections between the murdered store owner and a forty-year-old property dispute that transformed the entire district. With communications hampered by the weather and evidence disappearing, each step closer to the truth tests Maya's dedication to justice and her complicated relationship with her hometown.

The harsh reality of outback life has shaped these people, creating a pressure cooker of desperation and deception where prosperity was built on the foundations of violence. But in a place where fog reveals what was previously hidden, some truths refuse to stay buried.

Maya must rely on local knowledge to expose a killer willing to murder again to protect long-buried secrets, all while the indifferent landscape bears witness to history repeating itself.