As the series opens, Sarah Braga hasn't been seen by anyone for over two weeks and her son Nick Braga is worried. Just back from college with his beautiful fiancée Jessica Lansing, Nick is at odds with his grandfather, Mayor Pete Braga. The mayor believes that Sarah is off on a drinking spree. Meanwhile, David Silverman is a tourist in Paradise Falls looking to relax, hike, and sketch by the water. David's plans are quickly changed when a mysterious young woman skinny-dipping in the lake approaches him.