It's thirty years to the day that Jim lost the love of his life, Laina Jarvy, back in 1929. Now a colleague's wife has a gift for him: a watch that will take him back in time to save Laina, and instructions on how to use it. Jim's willing to pay whatever price is necessary to save her--but the offer that he's given in the past, at the mysterious Crossroads Hotel, smells more than a little like yesterday's fish. Is he about to save Laina? Or get stiffed?