On a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline is fascinated by the other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, and when Caroline's important package for her father disappears, she must unmask a thief. During a three-day stagecoach ride to the big city of Albany during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Caroline's important package for her father disappears, and she must unmask a thief.