Name: Chester Vance. Age: 48.

Appearance:

He is a tall, wiry man, worn down by stress, cheap alcohol, and strong tobacco. He has sharp, angular features with prominent cheekbones and heavy, several-day-old stubble. His eyes are deep-set and almost always hidden in the thick shadow cast by the wide brim of his ever-present felt hat. He wears a heavy, dark trench coat with the collar perpetually turned up, concealing a carelessly tied dark tie and a rumpled shirt.

Italy, late 1970s to early 1980s. A quiet provincial town is terrorized by a serial killer: he abducts young women and leaves their naked bodies hanging from trees, each murder bearing a disturbingly similar signature. The local police are powerless. Chester Vance—a grim, cynical American detective with a troubled past—takes on the case as an unofficial investigator. You play the role of his young assistant and guide, who knows the local ways. Together, you’ll have to delve into the sordid secrets of the Italian countryside and track down the killer before another body turns up in the olive groves.