Corporal John Steele and his rookie partner Officer Marie Madison are patrol officers riding the streets in Montgomery, Alabama. A series of home invasion robberies during the Christmas season are plaguing the city. A suspect who dresses as Santa Claus is targeting only wealthy citizens at private parties. As the robberies continue, investigators work to solve these crimes as vehicle thefts and burglaries begin to escalate. Political pressure increases as investigators try to figure out how the suspect knows which parties are booked by wealthy citizens to be targeted for robberies.