Jack Brooks moves with her daughter Flo to Chapel Croft in Sussex, which has a ghostly appearance. Jack goes to work there as a vicar. In the process, she finds out more about the village's dark past.

Jack wants to find out more about the two girls who once disappeared from the village; Flo makes new acquaintances: both friends and enemies; Jack has secrets and someone she knows is released from prison.

Jack continues to research Chapel Croft's past and finds even more secrets; the former prisoner is searching for Jack. She talks to a new friend about what really happened in Nottingham.

Jack's reputation and the chapel come under threat when an age-old lie is suddenly uncovered; the former inmate continues to search for Jack. Slowly but surely, he gets closer and closer to her and her daughter.

Aaron is completely out of sorts and makes a confession in this state; Flo wanted to meet up with Wrigley, but someone has something against the date and sabotages it; Jack still has reservations about Wrigley.

In 1992, Merry Joanne Lane and Joy Harris suddenly disappeared from the village of Chapel Croft. Thirty years have passed and the truth is finally revealed; Jack wants to reassure someone, which puts her and Flo in danger.