An L.A. landmark preservation society rules with an iron fist over several expensive neighborhoods, preventing homeowners from making desired renovations. Someone displeased with the current state of affairs has been vandalizing the homes of committee members of the society. Tension escalates even higher when the house of missing woman Margaret Reston burns down with her father, an architecture professor, inside. Newspaper columnist Molly Blume investigates. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.