True Blood revolves around the murders of young women in the town of Bon Temps. The likeliest suspect is Jason, Sookie's brother, who has had sex with several of the victims and has developed an addiction to V-juice (vampire blood). At first, Sookie wonders if her brother is guilty, but then thinks he is not; at the urging of her grandmother, she begins to use her gift to try to solve the mystery. As Sookie attempts this, her grandmother is also murdered. Her boss, Sam, acts suspiciously and Bill, her vampire love interest, is also a possible suspect. As Sookie investigates the murder, she wavers between loving Bill the vampire, and her boss Sam. She finds out that Sam is a shapeshifter and can turn into a dog.