An ordinary Midwestern school teacher, Corinne turns into a daring sleuth as she attempts to find her deceased grandmother's stolen antiques. She attends one of the region's largest antique fairs, where she hopes to find something familiar. She comes to realize that others are as eager in their search, but for her. The question she and her friends, Susannah and Caleb, need to answer is "why?" They come up with a plot that goes awry, eventually putting both Susannah and Corinne in peril.