Several years after a deadly struggle with her serial killer aunt, Jordan works to escape her troubled history. But when her aunt's revenge-seeking specter surfaces to join forces with a deranged convict, Jordan must return to the haunted town of Silver Falls for a final showdown with the ghosts of her past.
1907年7月6日，光复党人徐锡麟刺杀安徽巡抚恩铭，被捕遇害，余党咸伏苓潜逃。朝廷震怒，命钦差特使朱涛捉拿同党。咸茯苓系安庆巡警学堂学生、前花戏楼戏班武生。他得知朱涛回乡，必到花戏楼听戏，于是潜回戏班准备行刺，不幸身份暴露，身陷绝境。守备张拱臣为求升官，设局诱捕。咸伏苓落入陷阱，看似步步惊心，危机四伏，实则步步为营，尽在掌控，最终以匪夷所思的方式完成逆转，于大庭广众之间成功刺杀特使，并在众目睽睽之下安全转移。
