Set at the close of the 20th century, right as technology was about to change life as we know it, Jennifer Long learns through "old-school" research and detective work, that secrets of the past don't always remain there. Laid off and worried about paying the rent, Jennifer accepts a position cataloging the collections of a prominent local family. What she uncovers will embroil her in decades old secrets, lies and cover-ups within the well-to-do families of the town as well as her own.