The HUNT Part 1: Echoes from the Dark

Chris Valle's body is found in Congress Park of the Capitol Hill area in Denver. He is butchered and partially mangled. Edmund Copeland, Major Crimes Unit Supervisor, puts Detective Lorrayne Lobato immediately on the case as he feels she is best suited.When Jack Webber's body is discovered the killer becomes known as 'The Butcher'. The Butcher's targets are first thought to be Hispanic-white, gay couples in the beginning. That was until Jack Webber a single white man shows up butchered...
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Chris Valle's body is found in Congress Park of the Capitol Hill area in Denver. He is butchered and partially mangled. Edmund Copeland, Major Crimes Unit Supervisor, puts Detective Lorrayne Lobato immediately on the case as he feels she is best suited.When Jack Webber's body is discovered the killer becomes known as 'The Butcher'. The Butcher's targets are first thought to be Hispanic-white, gay couples in the beginning. That was until Jack Webber a single white man shows up butchered like the others.HIV positive Tony De Santos and negative Guy Sutherland, a gay couple living on Capitol Hill suspect they are on The Butcher's list of victims. Strange circumstances happening around their home and lives bring them to that conclusion. Incident after incident confirm their suspicions.Tony working in a bathhouse is somewhat concerned as anyone or anything could step through the doors and lurk in the dark hallways. Guy is equally concerned since Tony works at night and he is left alone at home.A mysterious black stranger presents himself and appears in and out of their days acting most peculiar. Tony and Guy are suspicious of him. The stranger seems to be focused on them. Lobato's gay brother Albert Maez is found butchered and she is sent to investigate the body. Copeland threatens to take her off the case due to her association with the victim. After consulting with Mark Powell, Major Crimes Unit Commander, it is decided she is to remain on the case. Dr. Richard Lee, the Medical Examiner can only state the obvious. He too, is at a loss.Mario Gomez, a good friend of Guy's, and Tony's ex Jon Hansen's current partner, soon comes into the scene when Jon vanishes without a trace. Guy and Mario comb the streets in search of him yielding nothing.Guy's optimistic character is shattered when he finds his cat BJ butchered and left on the doorstep of their home. He is then convinced he and Tony are indeed on The Butcher's list. They call Lobato with their suspicion after BJ is found. Lobato is growing convinced of their theory.When Mario is brutally murdered Tony and Guy's fears are sealed. Each victim seems to be closer to home. There is a pattern.Tony in desperation gets access to a gun for his and Guy's protection, but is nearly blown away by Guy when he walks into their apartment unexpectedly. Guy's emotional decline is unstoppable.Lobato increasingly grows frustrated with each victim and forensics is at a total loss. She battles the pain of her brother's death along with her duties.Tony's position at the bathhouse is abruptly disrupted when two men are killed at another bathhouse in the city. Men in the bathhouse where he works check out one after the other when it is announced on TV. Guy begs him to quit his job. Tony suggests that they go to his home town with his understanding family where they'd be safe.Bob Mathers, Tony's boss could care less. He dismisses their concerns and fears as paranoia. He insists that Tony work his shift or lose his job altogether. Although Guy pleads with Tony, Tony convinces him to stay another night then they'd leave town.Lobato gets an anonymous call instructing her of where Jon Hansen and others could be found. A triple-ply bag is found containing body parts. At the bathhouse Tony and Guy are separated when the power is shut down, but the music left going strong. Through the ocean of blackness they search for each other. Tony freaks when he hears a man's scream and panics when he thinks it is Guy. Within reach of each other Guy is stabbed. Tony finds him on the floor where he takes his last breath. Angered and blind with pain Tony confronts the black stranger who had been in one of the rooms. He fires his gun at the stranger just as Lobato and Burns break through the door. Tony is devastated to learn the black man he'd winged with a bullet not only lived but was the wrong person. The Butcher remains at large. Tony vows revenge.