Sequel to the 1990 film directed by Ron Howard, Joe Anderson stars as Sean McCaffrey, son of the late firefighter Stephen McCaffrey. Taunted by the tragic death of his father, Sean has chosen to join the arson investigation team. Led by Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Brian McCaffrey (William Baldwin), Sean's uncle, the team pride themselves on bringing arsonists to justice. When Sean and partner Maggie (Alisha Bailery) discover that a fire set on Halloween was premeditated, Sean pays a visit to convicted arsonist Ronald Bartel (Donald Sutherland) with the hope of gaining insight into the mind of a killer.