Samatha Leiffer has had enough trouble in her life. So why does it still insist on following her around? Accidentally witnessing two people dump an ominous-looking chest into the Hudson, Samantha has a horrible, stomach-churning feeling about its contents. Not one to let a murder pass by unsolved, Samantha sets out to get to the bottom of the mystery, aided by the very hot and hardline homicide detective, John Krull. It's not long before Sam finds herself looking for some very dark scary figures in New York, who as it happens, just might be looking for her too...