Cassie's life takes a turn when she makes the unexpected discovery that people return from the dead to walk the earth as spirits. However, it turns out that not all spectral beings resemble their former living selves. When Cassie falls victim to a mysterious haunting and finds that she is attuned to the emotions of the departed souls she encounters, she seeks the assistance of Roger, a dour man with an unfortunate attitude who is himself a sensitive, with whom she forms a partnership that quickly evolves into friendship and then perhaps even something more.