When Katie Gallagher accepted a job as nanny to the three Barrington children, she didn't know what she was getting into. As if a spooky old house, a difficult employer, eccentric coworkers, and sad, angry charges weren't enough. There was the ghostly presence that spoke to her at night, begging for her help; the frequent, violent murders that seemed linked to Walter Barrington; and the feeling she had that this family needed her, that she was the only one that could help them.