 Federal Bureau of Investigation agents Frank Black ( Lance <unk> ) and Emma Hollis ( <unk> Scott ) travel to <unk> Rest , South Carolina to investigate the deaths of film director Lew Carroll ( Paul Stanley ) and Marta <unk> , the leading actress in his newest film . As the local sheriff guides Black and Hollis through the murder scene , Black realizes that the film is based on a real murder case he investigated thirteen years previously ; he is shocked to learn that the true story is being <unk> for the screen . 
