There's a serial killer loose in Modest Peak and Constance Aberfield is at a loss to stop him. For the last two weeks, a killer dubbed "The Fiendish Scribbler" has been laying waste to the citizens of Modest Peak without mercy or remorse. Worse than that, with each killing he leaves behind a personalized note for Constance. Each note mocking her about his kill, baiting her to the next one, and bragging that she will never be able to stop him...