Teacher Jan reluctantly gives up vacation time to accept the task of cleaning out her late uncle's farmhouse. There she meets Kyle, who sat behind her in grade school and pulled her pigtails. Now he's the hard hat man who will develop the farm into a mall, apartments and a pool. Her aunt's crying ghost warns her of danger. Developer Kyle wants only to complete his project to keep his business afloat. But someone is trying to stop his project. Why? The farmer next door, lawyer, real estate agent, and a historian are all suspects and complicate things. Dead bodies, sabotage, burglary and fires threaten their love and their very lives. They must work together and soon fall in love again. Can they solve the mystery?