When Vivian Patin inherits Rosebanks, a family estate that has seen better days, she's determined to turn it into a successful hotel. When her lawyer tells her he has great news--news that will give Vivian and her mother financial security--she awaits his arrival in expectation. What she discovers is his body, with a lipstick mark and to recover the information her lawyer was delivering to her. But someone else is searching for the files--someone who will not stop at just one murder.