Synopsis

Every two years, fire investigators gather for a conference. During the 1987 event held in Fresno, California, three suspicious fires ignited near the venue—each occurring within separate fabric stores clustered close together. The only trace left at each scene was a single latent fingerprint. Two years later, as the conference convened in Monterey, California, another series of fires erupted. Suspicion began to fall on those attending; with fingerprinting techniques now more sophisticated, i