In 1928 Evie Woodward is running from a past she barely understands. A widow with a young son she agrees to become partners with Daniel Roxburgh in a Psychic Detective Agency. But their bogus investigations soon take on a very real turn.

Daniel lives his life in the shadows of Melbourne's gangster world. He's a dangerous man but he'd do anything for Evie. Just as happiness is in their grasp, an investigation in a house called Blue Waters goes very wrong.

The past is catching up with her and Daniel may not be able to save her.