Before Mr. Wycherly, patriarch and oil magnate, sets off on a cruise, he bids farewell to his wife and daughter. He does not miss his wife, from whom he is separated, upon his return. However, there is no trace of his twenty-one-year-old daughter Phoebe either. Archer is tasked with finding the young woman without touching on family secrets. He embarks on a search across the map and through all social circles. A journey into the dark side of the California dream.