Ellie and her new husband Thomas are suffering from terrible colds when
called to deal with Ursula, a young student, who has staged a sit-in at
church and refuses to move. Ursula challenges Ellie to solve three
mysteries: a broken engagement, her friend Mia's disappearance, and a
murder. As she investigates, Ellie begins to suspect that there is more
to these events than anyone is willing to admit. Soon she finds her own
friends and family targeted as a powerful group hunts her down.
Meanwhile Ellie's ever-demanding daughter Diana makes herself homeless,
and her architect cousin lands himself in yet another financial mess.
Both become caught up in the race to ruin Ellie before she can produce
the dreadful evidence of corruption and abuse that is haunting the
council chambers. Every lead returns to Ursula, who has not been
entirely open with the truth. But what can one young girl do, against
such a powerful family?