The complexity of today's America has outstripped the ability of the Constitution to fulfill its task of governing the country. An independent think tank is contracted to write a new one, unbiased and reflecting today's America. In a flash of creative insanity, they decide to use recent high school graduates for the task. But, wait There's more. They have given them only two months to do it.

The once stately, but now abandoned, Victorian captivated renovator Eric Gates. He knew the risks of restoring architectural homes, yet this century old house drew him in as the Sirens enchanted Odysseus. As he and his partner clean out and rebuild the old house, the frayed threads of its history and the lives, loves and tragedies of those who once lived there begin to reweave themselves into a new and utterly surprising tapestry; one that changes the lives of anyone who touches The Old Lady of Elm Street.