Janice Dodson takes her husband Bruce on a hunting trip, only to find him shot to death the next day. With the help of a forensic chemist, detectives compare mud to residue left on the suspects's clothes to confirm a killer's identity.
Weeks of cold rain and wintry mix means mud in Dunlap, Tennessee, and while an inconvenience to locals, it may provide investigators' only lead when the body of Cliff Carden is found unexpectedly in the Sequatchie River.
As New Orleans braces for Hurricane Katrina, local bar owner Joe Wongchoy is found shot to death in his apartment. Flooding washes away valuable evidence and investigators are forced to put the search for the killer on hold.
Unexpected weather in the Florida panhandle impedes the search and rescue efforts of law enforcement when a beloved father disappears on a hunting trip.