Sheriff Lee Bodecker is a corrupt cop living in Meade, OH. His path crosses Willard and Arvin Russell's on the night that Willard commits suicide, and it isn't until years later that he meets Arvin again. After learning Arvin is the one who killed his sister and her husband, he goes to Knockemstiff, OH in the hopes of killing him. Arvin and Lee face off, which results in Lee's death and Arvin gets away.
Lee begins to uncover what Sandy and her husband are up to when he finds one of their polaroids. This leads him to try and cover up any involvement people may think he has as he wants to be reelected sheriff. He kills crime boss Leroy and his henchman Bobo before burning all of Sandy's polaroids and negatives of her and Carl's crimes.