Samantha Gerald's creed was fly high, fast, and free - take what you want and never look back And when she died, her spirit continued that legacy as she reveled in experiencing every thrill "life" had to offer through others. When she barges into a San Francisco Homicide Inspector's apartment, she finds a man at the end of his rope. Bolstered by liquid courage, Dodge Benson contemplates the use of his service weapon to end his despair over the tragic loss of his beloved wife. Samantha is startled to discover that Dodge can see and hear her and decides to stick around and see what thrills this new discovery might bring her. As they search for the ritualistic murderer of two women their attraction for each other grows and they solve more than one mystery, unwinding the intertwined consequences of their two lives.