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1830. At West Point academy, the body of cadet Leroy Fry is found hanging lifelessly from a rope near the parade ground. Cadet suicides are not uncommon at the military academy, known for its harsh regimen, but the situation suddenly spirals out of control when Fry's body is found the next morning with its heart cut out. West Point's leadership, eager to quickly get to the bottom of the incident and close the case, turns for help to former New York constable Landor. He lives in an isolated wood and suffers from severe depression over the loss of his daughter, but agrees to lead the investigation into the young cadet's terrible death...