Eric Stone moves to Savannah, Mo., starts a new law practice and is pleasantly surprised when he finds he has inherited a large old house from an aunt he never knew. He moves into the mansion, takes in a housekeeper and her daughter and a family of refugees. His neighbor, a retired, covert CIA assassin, becomes a target when someone from his past wants him dead. Eric walks into the first attempt on the old man's life and helps keep the killers at bay. His simple life is now a whirlwind of intrigue and violence which he meets head on.