When mystery bookstore owner and sometimes-amateur sleuth Ellery Page discovers a vintage diving collection bag full of antique gold coins tucked away for safe keeping...

When mystery bookstore owner and sometimes-amateur sleuth Ellery Page discovers a vintage diving collection bag full of antique gold coins tucked away for safe keeping in the stockroom of The Crow's Nest, it sets off a series of increasingly dangerous events, culminating in meeting Police Chief Jack Carson's parents. Er... Culminating in murder.

Meanwhile, Jack keeps trying to find the right moment to ask Ellery a certain question.