As he embarks on a journey to start a charter business in Destin and track down a lost treasure supposedly buried in the Florida Keys, a new mystery appears in the form of Emily, an attractive gray-haired woman who claims to have been kidnapped and had her appearance surgically altered.. Emily has been accused of murdering her late husband, and she begs for Rick's help to prove she is innocent.Intrigued by the case, Rick agrees to help her find the truth about what happened to her. Emily is sure the people behind her abduction want to take credit for her work as a scientist. She claims she has developed a drug that may be the cure to mankind's deadliest disease. The trail leads Rick from Florida to Grand Cayman and all the way to Switzerland, as he uncovers clues about the man Emily believes killed her husband and stole her drug. The skilled detective must prove who Emily really is and release her miraculous drug before the people who abducted Emily figure out he's on to them. Rick will be have everything he needs to solve the case except, time.