Investigative journalist, Tyler Mackenzie, heads to rural northern Vermont in 1986 to write an article about of a renowned stained glass artist who died in 1955; his world is rocked when he meets her daughter who has been working anonymously as a bartender in the local inn. Together they uncover the sordid details surrounding her parents' dysfunctional marriage, her philandering father's gambling problems and her talented mother's mysterious death. The plot weaves suspense, passion, and revealing flashbacks into an evocative tale, richly populated with colorful New England village characters.