Fleeing New York City and an abusive partner would-be writer Marc Nugent finds work at HomePort the Provincetown mansion of Lola Staunton a fabulously wealthy recluse. Aided by an attractive-but-unattainable artist and an all-too-available cross-dresser Marc investigates accusations of rape and murder that have estranged Lola from a childhood friend for more than sixty years. Past and present converge when a long-lost journal reveals tales of infidelity adultery and passion that mirror the life Marc has recently abandoned. When his ex-lover arrives in search of revenge Marc must confront his past his notions of family and his capacity for love.