Manor House is no stranger to death. Once the courthouse of one of the most notorious judges in Massachusetts, Manor House and its companion, an enormous oak tree named Mr. Travels, have been witness to hundreds of hangings, the victims swinging from Mr. Travels many branches. Edmund and Mary Wilder are grieving over the death of their young son, Tommy, and Mary is sinking deeper into depression. Then Mary, Edmund, and Tommy's twin sister Stephanie receive an invitation to become guests at Manor House, where they hope to heal and find peace. But something is amiss. When Edmund arrives alone to write his novel and wait for his wife and daughter to join him, strange memories of the past bring Edmund face to face with the Ghosts of Manor House.