Harvard professor Wilson Chaney is in a comprising position. His marriage, his reputation, and his career are all being held hostage. Chaney needs Carlotta?s help to ferret out the blackmailer and retrieve the last of the incriminating love letters he sent freshman student Denali Brinkman?before she committed suicide in a Memorial Drive boathouse. It?s a nasty bit of business, but Carlotta reluctantly agrees to help the dishonorable mentor.