After 35 years as the Chief of Police on the island of Nantucket Ed Kapenash's heart can no longer take the stress. But his plans to retire are thwarted when with only three days left on the job he receives a phone call. A 22-million-dollar summer home recently purchased by the flashy new couple in town has been burned to the ground. The couple themselves are far from hurt - they were out on the water at one of their lavish yacht parties. The Richardsons shook things up from the day they arrived. Now their house - and their dependable personal assistant - have vanished. To solve the case the Chief will have to wade through the gossiping voices of a small town once more and rally his strength for his final act of service to the tight-knit community he knows and loves.