Dr Hem Jefferies has worked hard to distance himself from a difficult upbringing and past tragedy to build a new life. He is a man of science and reason, appreciative of the ordered world he has created, with no tolerance for beliefs in anything supernatural. But as a series of seemingly inexplicable events begin to plague him. Dr Jefferies is forced to question his convictions and even his sanity.
Is there someone out there who has a vendetta against him?
Is it the early onset of the hereditary illness he's always feared?