Unemployed David Pauley applies to a Craigslist ad offering a tantalizing lifeline just as the recession ebbs. The job sounds perfect: a live-in caretaker for a ranch in Ohio. But just as soon as he is hired, he disappears - and he isn't the first.

City-girl Leslie Belkin moves south and meets a man on Craigslist. At first George seems perfect - he's nice and helpful around the yard. But once she discovers his criminal record, she realizes she isn't the only casual encounter George has made online.