Miles Rueda has lived for years in Toronto. His personal life is knotty, is divorced, has an ironic teenage daughter who lives with his remarried ex-wife but reluctantly shares weekends with him. Miles loves his daughter and his ex-wife intends to take her to Europe for several years.
Miles realizes that something he's seen as a child many years earlier in Corby Falls was most likely a prelude to murder. All the evidence now points to the recently deceased Dr. Biranek, a former neighbor and prominent township resident. Miles reveals his suspicions of this murder to a group of friends The result of this revelation triggers unexpected consequences. A huge bequest left by Dr. Biranek to the township hospital is threatened and the largest employer in town is likely to close its doors.
Miles fears for his own safety as well as his daughter's safety. He recognizes that he is the cause and also center of these emerging problems. What to do? Miles is also close to a dead-end in his professional life. He is an engineer in the space industry, having worked for many years on the plan.
