How could things in idyllic Conquistador, Texas go wrong so fast? Constance Taylor MacCormick had been haunted by the mystery and scandal of her father's death all her life. Her grandson, pilot and manager of the Firearms Emporium, Grant MacCormick, helps her search for answers. But illness rears it's ugly head and time has run out. With Granny MacCormick's death, things begin to unravel. Family bitterness threatens to destroy the unique flavor of Riverbend Ranch. Battle lines are drawn. Tension increases when the charred body of a longtime ranch hand is found in the smoking remains of his cabin. Kobe, a new hire at his uncle's drug store, offers Grant a welcome distraction.

Lucy, Grant's ex-girlfriend, complicates matters. Her kidnapping after Granny McCormick's funeral threatens to spin Grant's world out of control. How could things go wrong so fast? There are questions you shouldn't ask.