Kate and Tom McBride, along with their newborn, John Thomas, settle into life in Oregon City, Oregon in November 1879. And while Kate enjoys being a wife, mother, and homemaker, she still remembers her fanciful dreams of last year: become a detective to solve mysteries. Her first case is to find the missing fianc e of a local banker. Tom, however, isn't sure this is a good idea, particularly not when somebody throws a fiery bomb through the window...