A sudden medical emergency lands retired teacher and amateur sleuth Nina Bannister in the Bay Saint Lucy Hospital. However, the blood clot in her leg, soon becomes the least of Nina’s concerns as a crazed maniac threatens to take over the hospital Nina’s friends and colleagues rally around her and the local sheriff Moon Rivard and his new deputy Michael Yancy are determined to protect Nina. The hospital staff rush to protect their important patients, and move Nina to a bed in a more secure location. The plot thickens even more and soon many of Nina’s friends become embroiled in the strange goings-on, causing Nina to doubt her own moral code. Will Nina survive the bed change and all the hi jinx at the hospital? Or will the maniac succeed in forcing Nina to do his bidding?