The responsibilities of young Emma, a bakery worker, include delivering baked goods to your home. One of the customers is the mysterious Mr. Crookover. He lives in seclusion and seems to be hiding from the whole world in an old house on Dead End Lane. Mr. Crookover tells the girl that there is one magical minute in the day: if you wish something at this very moment, then everything will certainly come true. Emma wants to get rich and become the owner of a bakery. This is what she thinks will make her happy. But Mr. Crookover believes that Emma's happiness lies elsewhere. He has other plans for the girl. Who is this Mr Crookover? What is he hiding? What or who is he hiding from in an old house on Dead End Lane?