Rattling chains, secret rooms, and spirits abound. Charles Dickens would approve of the ghostly going-on.

The family parties are planned, the bakings completed and all that's left is to decorate the trees. What could be left to do but enjoy the holidays? Events conspire to change their plans however when a simple delivery reveals a deadly stranger. Things are further complicated when a friend of Emma's asks for help to investigate a reported haunting at his family's mansion.

Deadly events come together right before the holidays can be celebrated.