An astronomer discovers a terrible secret and decides to reveal it to the world but dangerous people want to stop him. He flees but is pursued.
He is joined by his wife, Mari, a woman with a penchant for daydreaming and tumbling into reveries. She finds that her secret romance with a supernatural being may have a strange connection to her husband's research.
The two worlds collide in the surprising finale in a supernatural realm.
Along the way, a thrilling theory connected to the star Sirius, and the astronomical ideas of Giordano Bruno are woven into the plot and connected to Shakespeare's famous play Hamlet.