City workers in Redlands, CA respond to a routine call of a clogged sewer. They reach the source of the block and breakdown the debris. The workers are stunned when they pull up what looks to be a partial human skull and jawbone. As news of the disturbing discovery spreads through the community, one local family fears the worst. Seven weeks earlier, 14-year-old Tristan Jensen disappeared after leaving his home for skateboard ride. Tristan's family placed a missing person's report with the Redlands police, but the boy never turned up. Now, detectives have a hunch that the remains found in the sewer could be Tristan Jensen's. A forensic anthropologist and coroner's officials conduct tests on the bones. They determine the bones are from one individual and extract a DNA sample. Tristan's family offers one of the boy's baby teeth for DNA verification. The results confirm their worst nightmare - Tristan was the victim of a murder. Without a suspect and very few leads, investigators embark on a thorough door-to-door canvas of the neighborhood. Several reports surface about a 15-year-old that has an unusual habit of opening manholes with a crowbar. Detectives now wonder if a neighborhood teenager is behind one of the most gruesome murders they have ever seen. An explosive investigation puts the small city of Redlands on edge before justice finally comes to Tristan Jensen's family.
—DC