Most of the Waltons have split up in the days approaching Thanksgiving 1947. But most of the family begins to arrive at Walton's Mountain begging with John-Boy recovering from a case of writers block in New York followed by Jason now a struggling musician as well as John Walton whom tries to get everyone together for the special event for Elizabeth, while newlyweds Erin and Paul plan to move out of the Walton homestead.
Erin Walton is considering marrying her boyfriend Paul but her old boyfriend Ashley, who left for the war and married someone else, lived through his wife's death and would like to get Erin back, but Paul is not going to give her up so easily. Also Mary Ellen's boyfriend Jonesy who's a veterinarian is trying to establish a practice but everybody doesn't think he is competent. And Ben who has been minding the lumber business while their father's with their ailing mother in Arizona is having some problems and everybody's worried that he's digging himself a hole that he might not get out of.
An aging motorcycle gang assembles for a 25-year reunion to help out former member Mary Beth, a widowed operator of a popular campground which is being threatened by a band of arrogant groupies.
시험이 끝난 학생들은 모두 떠나버리고 몇명만 남아 공부 중인 텅빈 캠퍼스. 어느날 밤 찬 공기를 가르고 끔찍한 비명 소리가 들려온다. 신고식을 하던 신입회원 게리가 살해된 것이다. 그러나 이것은 잔혹한 연쇄살인의 시초로 게리의 여자 친구, 남학생 클럽의 리더인 마크와 그의 동료, 리자, 래디쉬가 차례로 살해된다. 결국 여주인공 코트니만이 혼자 남게 되는데.
