A missing persons investigation leads to romance and a brutal game of cat and mouse. First came an odd fatalistic letter written by Edna Serling, the powerful family's matriarch. Out of the blue, she asked, "meet me in my den on Thursday," a few days before her big 80th birthday celebration. Then came the contracts. Not signed alone but joined by Chance Sterling, Edna's glum yet handsome grandson. One remarkably unpleasant dinner later, and on the morning after, Edna's missing without a trace. There's blood, whispers of foul play, and ruthless attempts to take her position at the head of the family. Under these conditions, two young lawyers, Chance Sterling and Rosalie Stetson, join forces to find Edna. Gradually they uncover a wicked web of secrets and deception. But will these two be able to ignore their blooming attraction for each other, stay alive and find Edna before it's too late? They're running out of time—tick-tock, tick-tock.