Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy. But the ongoing excavation of the cistern in the garden of her historic home has been a huge millstone, both financially and aesthetically. Local students are thrilled by the possibility of unearthing Colonial-era artifacts, but Melanie is concerned by the ghosts connected to it that have suddenly invaded her life and her house - and at least one of them is definitely not filled with holiday cheer...