As Cassandra Morgan commits suicide and her poor husband, God bless his soul, gave up, Arthur Hogsigh, a lawyer, and a faithful friend of the family, the temporary guardian of Nathan and Samuel Drake sends the boys to a boarding house Laguna Negra. Not only is Sam burdened with the terrible task to tell Nathan the truth about their mother's death! There are things happening there. Horrible... Terrifying things. Sam is determined to solve the damn mystery, go through hell and back, but keep Nathan safe... They might run away some day. But first they gotta survive.