A single shotgun blast pierced the starless autumn night, and Officer Paul Kraby crumpled to the cold pavement, killed instantly by the deadly shot aimed at his head. The murder of a well-liked police officer rocked the town already staggered by the depths of the Great Depression and the corruption of bootlegging. Who killed Paul Kraby and, more importantly, why? As three young reporters start unraveling the facts, Stoughton, Wisconsin’s dark secrets slowly begin to emerge.