When professional house-sitter Lila Emerson witnesses a murder/suicide from her current job, life as she knows it takes a dramatic turn. Artist Ashton Archer knows his brother isn't capable of violence against himself or others. He recruits Lila, the only eyewitness, to help him uncover what happened. But their investigation draws them into a rarified circle where priceless antiques are bought, sold, gambled away, and stolen, and where what you desire becomes a deadly obsession.