Eleven-year-old Daniel, dealing with the recent move to a new town and school, feels alone and out of place. With the arrival of summer break, Daniel's discovery of an underground chamber and a locked vault send him on a whirlwind of a summer break that will change his life forever. In an effort to unlock the vault and discover what is in it, Daniel takes on a fact-finding quest to discover the builder of the vault and what he was hiding.With the help of Emily, his neighbor and newfound friend, Daniel discovers that they are not the only one trying to find out what may be hidden on this old farm. With only a bread crumb of information found, Daniel is led on a trek through time.He then discovers that a secretive old man was found dead in the very house he now lives in, with no clues as to why he died. As the danger increases, so does Daniel's determination to find the truth. What he discovers leads him to a decision between having the life he always dreamed of for him and his family and doing the right thing.