Sarah and her mother find themselves the recipients of an unusual inheritance. A home of their own sounds too good to be true to the Gilmores who have been struggling to manage on her mother's income as a waitress. But the conditions that come with the house are strange indeed. Then Sarah receives a message that she should look for a mysterious bequest in an old chest and her imagination runs to thoughts of jewels and wealth. She is disappointed when the chest seems to yield nothing of value--until she learns the truth about her legacy.