 When Ruby Baker and her brother Rhett are suddenly orphaned by the death of their parents, their parents  lawyer tells Ruby that they will move in with the Glasses , their former neighbors. They are getting along well with the Glasses  when they are pampered with new clothes and new video games and things to play with. Suspicions arise when Ruby overhears Terry s business deals, finds some suspicious letters, and sees Terry and Erin doing mysterious things. She then finds out that maybe all the suspicious actions are connected with the four million dollar inheritance she has.