Jessamine: any of numerous often climbing shrubs (genus Jasminum) of the olive family that usually have extremely fragrant flowers. When professor Neil Boehm arrives at Jessamine Grove to take on the task of tutoring a precocious child, he does not know that, like the flower for which it's named, the picturesque jazz-age estate harbors deadly secrets beneath its glamorous façade. As Neil unravels the twisted vines of Jessamine Grove's past and the pain and suffering that were their fruits, he reexamines his own past and life choices and draws unsettling parallels between the history of the Grove and that of his own family history. Uncovering old sins leads him to hope he can paint a brighter picture for his future.