Time and circumstance are elements never actually visible in our lives but so powerful in their effect. No matter where we live or who we are those two fingers of Fate touch us. A holiday weekend in the scenic ranges of Queensland leads to the death. A Picnic and a Hike on a beautiful tropical day leads to tragedy. A chance happening-an overheard conversation-brings Noelle Kingston into a web of danger and intrigue. Her own holiday cut short, resuming work she is confronted with the same people concerned in the accident and unwittingly is caught up in the ensuing investigation which is now in Victoria. Noelle's own life is changed too, again by unseen hands of time and circumstance when she meets Grant Milburn.