When Cassandra Madden was twelve, she fell in love with Jefferson Ames, a guy she met at her mother's business conference. Cass was a lonely child: her mother did not pay any attention to her, so her love for Jeff replaced her mother's and helped her escape from loneliness.

When Cassandra grew up, she went to college and even met the man she wanted to get married, but obsessive thoughts about Jeff still haven’t stopped haunting her. After breaking off the engagement, she returned to Williamsburg, Virginia. There she got a job as a nanny to care for the son of the widowed Jeff.

Even living in Jeff's house and communicating with him every day, she could not get his attention. But one day, shots rang out from the mansion of “the greatest living actress” Althea Fairmont. Cassie decided to find out what happened. And in an instant, her safe, quiet life is turned upside down. She began to realize that the people around her were not at all what they seemed at first glance. Everyone here has something to hide, and until Cassie reveals their secrets, she will not be able to find happiness with Jeff.