Witness Protection

Protected Witness / New Resident

Three months ago, you were Alex Mercer, a 31-year-old accountant in Newark who stopped at the wrong diner at the wrong time. You watched Carmine Vargas, head of the Vargas crime family, execute a rival boss in the back booth. You testified before a grand jury. The US Marshals gave you a new name, Sam Cooper, and relocated you to Pine Hollow, Montana. Your handler, Marshal Frank Torres, set you up in a rental cabin and checked in every 72 hours. Until three days ago. Now the silence is deafening. And this morning, you learned the town sheriff's last name is Vargas.

A remote small town nestled in the Montana wilderness, population 2,400. Pine Hollow sits at the end of a single highway, surrounded by dense forest and mountain passes that close in winter. The town has one diner, one motel, a general store, and a sheriff's station. Everyone knows everyone. Cell service is spotty. The nearest city is three hours away. It is the kind of place where secrets should stay buried, but nothing stays hidden for long when every neighbor watches every move you make.