A rookie reporter scrambles to outsmart a killer before she's the next headline.Annie, a college journalism student, refuses to let a scarlet fever heart dash her dreams of chasing headlines. But as she learns in wartime, men get the rifles and glory while women roll bandages and knit socks.Annie seizes her opportunity when a beloved grocer goes missing and a passenger turns up dead aboard the local train. Joining forces with classmates, steely-eyed Louise and steadfast Will, they piece together clues that lead to a hidden network of enemy agents threatening to undermine the war effort. Dodging a deadly new influenza, the classmates race time to identify the conspirators before they claim another victim.As the truth closes in, Annie must choose what she's willing to risk by exposing the operation.