A professional kidnapper captures a six-year-old blonde, blue-eyed girl named Maddy. She ends up in Safe Haven's slave ranch #24 where she is put to work in Big Momma's kitchen. Maddy may be safe there for a while, but she is still being hypnotized and she still has to wear a dog collar that zaps her.

Meanwhile, Lucas is selling doughnuts in Toronto with Theo. He runs afoul of a protection racket run by Doctor Sandman who orders Winker, Blinker and Nod to kill him. Fortunately, Lucas is protected by a blonde, blue-eyed guardian angel, named Azure. She reveals her existence to him and reveals what he must do to survive two assassination attempts. With the university shutting down for Christmas holidays, Lucas wonders if Azure will be around to protect him from a third assassination attempt. Do angels work during the Christmas holidays?

Meanwhile Theo has become sweet on a girl who has been imprisoned on an island surrounded by hungry alligators. This island is where Big Momma's ranch sends its slaves to retire in comfort. Comfort can be defined as starving to death or becoming an alligator lunch. Theo calls her 'Panther Girl' because she acts very much like a panther. Her real name is Nary Nary Quite Contrary. Marie, her mother, believes in a kind of religion. Marie claims that Theo is a god in her religion and he will rescue her and Nary and take them off the island. Yeah, right.

As the climax of the book approaches, Maddy sees a copter that will be leaving the slave ranch and hides inside it. Guess where that copter is going. Back in Toronto, Lucas learns that guardian angels don't work during Christmas holidays.