Willa Noble knew it was bad luck when it was pouring rain on the day of her important job interview at the Dickinson's. When she arrived late and dishevelled, she'd lost all hope of being hired. But when she's called back by the soft but strong voice of poet Emily Dickinson, a tenuous employment turns to friendship. When Willa's beloved brother is killed in a tragic accident, Wills is convinced it was murder. Emily offers to help her find the truth, only to realise that she and Willa are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse that reveals corruption in the town that is generations deep.