Laura Lochner is amorous and unlucky, which is a bad combination. After another failed relationship, she simply runs away from New York and moves to her sister in the suburbs of Connecticut. Rosie Furrow worries about her sister all her life. Fearless but fragile, Laura always seemed to walk on a tightrope, and Rosie was always there to catch her. But even she is unable to dissuade her sister from the idea of building a relationship again - this time with a mysterious man from the Internet. When Laura goes on a date and disappears, Rosie begins a search. She's going crazy with worry. But she’s not only worried about what this man could have done to Laura. She's worried about what Laura might have done to him...