Why would someone who stands to inherit millions run away from home and live the life of a hermit? Al Pennyback's friend, lawyer Quincy Chang asks him to answer that question. He wants Al to find Megan Sutliff, heir to the Sutliff Pharmaceutical fortune, and bring her back to Washington, DC for the reading of her late father's will. Al tracks her down, but before he can bring her home, he has to fend off a killer who is trying to make sure she doesn't return. Now, Al has another problem, he has to find out who wants her dead, and why. As the date of the will probate draws near, so does the killer stalking Megan. Al finds himself in a race against time and the elements - and the inner demons that both he and Megan have to deal with.