Pearl Kelly retired from nursing and moved to an idyllic farm outside of Middle Pass, Oregon, to fulfill her dream of raising miniature dairy goats. Everything is going well until her Pomeranian, Buckley, finds the body of her shed boy, Pat, while they are hiking with the goats. The sheriff insists that it was an accident but Pearl has a feeling it was foul play. She sets out to learn who wanted Pat dead. What really happened on his last day and who had a motive to kill him. Was it jealousy? Money? Or something else? With her helper gone, Pearl has to figure out how to keep the farm running. While learning that she's not as independent as she had thought, she finds a way to get her goats to a show and even win some ribbons. As Pearl investigates, she makes new friends-and at least one enemy-on the way to solving the mystery.