In 1985, with much fanfare, a time capsule was buried under the front
lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just
twenty years later, in the dead of night, the capsule is dug up, its
contents stolen. That same night, one of the contributors to the capsule
is brutally slain in his home - with no sign of forced entry or
indication of a struggle. One by one, others who had placed items in the
time capsule are murdered. Besides his suspicions about the sudden,
mysterious appearance of Nikita Stover, the chief investigator, Knox
Davis, has absolutely no leads. And while Nikita's no murderer, she
seems to be hiding plenty of secrets. With more at stake than anyone
else realizes, the smart-talking Nikita is determined to catch this
cunning killer - while at the same time battling her own deepening
feelings for a man and for a world in which she doesn't belong.