Virginia-bred Ariel Custer is in big trouble. She came to Glenside to find a home and friends, but instead she found disappointment and indifference -- until she met Judson Granniss. Finally Ariel had found the friendship and love she so richly deserved. But when a woman mysteriously disappears and the evidence points to Ariel and Judson, the lovers must unearth the truth before their happiness is shattered and their future is destroyed forever.