St. Augustine, Florida is on edge after one of its own is found dead at the local diner under seemingly supernatural circumstances. All eyes are on friendless teenager Cheyenne Rite, the town's newest resident and sole witness to the gruesome event. When Cheyenne's peers shun her at school, she shares crucial new information about the murder with troubled journalist Jean McKnight, whose assignment to cover St. Augustine's 450th anniversary celebration may have just turned into a career-defining exposé on the town's hidden historical secrets.