The sadistic killing of a local priest should have warned Detective John Waverling of things to come. Ritualistic and barbaric in its construction it had all the hallmarks of a serial killer on the loose, except somehow it wasn’t. Connected to a string of religious killings decades before, he wonders if the same person has come back to finish off the job or whether it’s a new kid on the block. He doesn’t have long to decide before more bodies start to come bubbling to the surface. Tracing the killer’s identity becomes paramount importance unfortunately it leads him to a dark place he has trouble escaping from, his own self-worth. During the course of his investigation he comes across a mind control device manufactured by S&H electronics. Who are they? And what is their connection to the priest’s murder? That’s something Detective John Waverling must figure out before more dead bodies turn into TEARS OF MISERY.