Korine McFaile and her partner, Janey Bascom, and Janey's husband, J.J., visit historic Charleston for the twelfth annual Small Landscaper's Convention. Korine is stuck rooming with Dodie Halloran, who seems determined to make Korine's life miserable. When Dodie is murdered, Korine becomes suspect.

Further complicating matters, Korine's son, Chaz, has a problem he cannot, or will not, discuss with her. In order to deal with her son’s dilemma, Korine must face her own secret past, which in turn leads her to the reason for Dodie’s violent death.