Claudia Rose's latest client, the widow of a rich older man, is hated by her stepchildren, who are dead set on proving that she forged their father's signature on his will. He left his entire estate, including the Sorensen Academy, to his young wife. Intrigued by this real-life soap opera, Claudia soon breaks one of the cardinal rules of business: Never get personally involved. But when she grows attached to a troubled Sorensen student, disaster strikes, she quickly realizes that reading between the lines can mean the difference between life and death.