▁manner ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Jimmy ▁Carter , ▁who ▁was ▁from ▁Pla ins , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate ▁and ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁who ▁then ▁ran ▁for , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to , ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Like ▁everyone ▁else , ▁Billy ▁Lee ▁assumes ▁that ▁W att s ▁is ▁a ▁genu ine ▁new com er ▁in ▁town . ▁ ▁He ▁does ▁not ▁recognize ▁W att s ▁as ▁his ▁boy hood ▁friend ▁Josh ua ▁Cole , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁shot ▁his ▁father , ▁because ▁the ▁child ▁fled ▁the ▁town ▁following ▁the ▁shooting ▁and ▁assumed ▁another ▁name . ▁ ▁W att s ▁enc oun ters ▁resistance ▁from ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁force ▁and ▁from ▁Sher iff ▁S ke eter ▁Will is , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁res ent ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁a ▁black ▁chief ▁of ▁police . ▁ ▁Yet ▁W att s ▁also ▁un co vers ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁the ▁un sol ved ▁serial ▁mur ders ▁and ▁of ▁F under bur ke ' s ▁gu ilt . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁local ▁search ▁war rant ▁for ▁F under bur ke ' s ▁farm , ▁W att s ▁and ▁Lee ▁seek ▁the ▁F BI ' s ▁assistance ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁F BI ▁agents ▁accomp any ing ▁Chief ▁W att s ▁tri ps ▁over ▁the ▁j ut ting ▁handle bar ▁of ▁But ts ' s ▁buried ▁police ▁motor cycle . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁agents