Despite cooler fall temperatures in Washington‚ D.C.‚ tempers flare at the White House when historical documents go missing from the curator’s office and the gardeners are blamed. As if that isn’t bad enough‚ Casey Calhoun has started receiving death threats‚ and the president’s pooch is digging unsightly holes all over the South Lawn. Then the curator is found dead‚ with all evidence pointing to Gordon Sims‚ the chief gardener.