The last time Ben Kharan and his brother Jeff saw their father was over a decade ago. Whether Ali Kharan's disappearance had more to do with the series of unexplained phenomena that hit Philadelphia back then or his failed marriage, no one had been able to tell. Life went on anyway and Ben is now a well-succeeded executive - Chief Technology Officer - of Volstaad Labs, owned by the local genius and technology guru, Eric Volstaad. Ben and his millionaire boss do work well together, in perfect unison. Until Eric starts acting oddly, making Ben fearful of the reasons behind such strange behavior. Things go from bad to worse as Ben is forced into this new world Eric Volstaad created, concealed from everybody's knowledge, surrounded by people whose intentions may mean a disaster of unprecedented scale. Stranded from his wife, Ben worries his marriage too is doomed to fail, unable to trust anyone except Eric's daughter Virginia Volstaad. The boss's only child is just recovering from her own family tragedy and she comes crashing into Ben's orderly world, with disturbing news about Ali Kharan and Eric Volstaad's mysterious new enterprise.