On a weekend, the undead are out in force, devouring everyone in their path. Several groups of unlikely people find themselves trapped in an emergency rescue center, but no rescue arrives, leaving them to survive.
After watching their best friend get murdered, a group of teens struggle to expose a local hero as the vicious killer and keep from becoming his next victims.
A detective vows not to shave until he solves the murder of a young Oregon woman. It takes three years and a string of Mexican Mafia informants to crack the case and allow the dedicated detective to shave his beard. And in a California case, investigators track down a killer with the help of DNA found on the duct tape used to wrap the murder victim's head.