In Cedar Ridge, punctual hardware store owner Lawrence Finch vanishes. Sheriff Eleanor Riggs discovers his disappearance is linked to a buried secret: the unsolved 1951 bank heist. Developer Royce Gable, excavating the stolen loot to fund his projects, sees Larry as a loose end. Using intimidation and a staged disappearance, Gable operates under the shield of “no body, no crime.” But Larry’s meticulous nature—a map marked with screws, a hidden bolt-hole—becomes his own defense. The town’s humanity and stubborn justice unravel a plot where the most ordinary details hold the key to uncovering a greed that tried to erase a life.
