As emergency vehicles converge on the sleepy campus of Wexford College, Eliza Fox, a paralegal and occasional P.I., is at her home nearby, working and watching her young son. Inquisitive by nature, she tries to figure out the cause of the commotion, unaware that her life is about to take a dramatic turn.

Soon Eliza is caught up in a murder investigation involving an Italian exchange student. As the case unfolds, she realizes she must be smarter than the police and a step ahead of the killer. Eliza must overcome her own inexperience and trust her instincts as she fumbles through her first high-stakes case. Follow along as this smart and determined problem-solver puts the pieces together.