Tragedy has come to House Lamoir. It finds itself suddenly without its patriarch and heir. Leaving the daughter, Elaine Joan, with only her mentally shattered mother and a fortune hounded after by the rest of her family. Yet when evidence comes about that what seemed like an accident might have been intentional, she sets out on a journey to discover the truth. Some would see the truth remain hidden, and House Lamoir destroyed. To see its empire be reduced to nothing but smoke and ash.