Nela Farley has found herself plagued by a sixth sense: She understands the thoughts of cats when she looks into their eyes. When her sister, Chloe, goes on a trip and asks for a favor, Nela welcomes the distraction and agrees to substitute at Chloe's job at a charitable foundation. Chloe has arranged a place for her sister to stay, but when Nela shows up, she encounters the previous tenant's cat and gets a flash of thought: ...dead...dead and gone...She loved me...skateboard on the step...
