<p>Zoe and Tod have been married for several years and have successful careers but something is missing. Zoe has a dream that they should take a trip and that this will help them bring a child into their life. On a fisher boat they experience the Chesapeake with a crabber and complications ensue. They discover a lost child Tod becomes captive and Zoe becomes severely ill but their real battle is with a ghost on the bay. The story ends with an unexpected resolution to their problem.</p>