Madison Chance is a misunderstood and oft-teased nine-year old girl who escapes the rigors of elementary school by occasionally sneaking away to the cemetery on an adjacent hill. There, Maddy "No Chance," as she is called by her peers, finds comfort in her unusual discussions with the recently murdered daughter of the town´s police chief, Nora Pendleton. Nora´s murder is unsolved until Maddy’s unique psychic abilities begin to unravel the secrets surrounding Nora´s untimely death, secrets so sinister that they threaten the safety of the entire community and even Maddy herself.