Seventy-seven-year-old Dorothy Darling has lived in Shelley House longer than any of the other residents, and if you take their word for it, she's as cantankerous as they come. Twenty-five-year-old Kat Bennett has never known a place where she felt truly at home, and Shelley House is no different. But beneath her tough exterior, Kat's plagued by a guilty secret. When their apartments face demolition, Kat and Dorothy agree on one thing: they must save their building. But when one of the residents is viciously taken down, Dorothy and Kat seek justice.
The police close the investigation too soon, leaving it up to the amateur sleuths to restore peace in their community.