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Marguerite Gray is known for being the muse behind the famous Serge Kuhnert painting Marguerite by the Lake. For the last few years, Phoenix has been the gardener on the famed Rosecliff grounds, home of Marguerite and her husband Geoffrey. When a storm threatens the launch party for Marguerite's latest book, it's Phoenix who rushes to Geoffrey's side to save him from a falling tree. Geoffrey is grateful - perhaps too grateful. Phoenix can't resist the attention, becoming embroiled in an affair that could destroy her career. But soon, Marguerite falls to her death. Phoenix tries to put it all behind her, but as every gardener knows, nothing stays buried forever.