While visiting his father in jail, Seth Barbieri learns a bizarre secretNJohn F. Kennedy did not die. He was whisked away from Parkland Hospital, kept alive on machines, at last healed, and over the years, slowly, painfully rehabilitated. Emma Catlaps is consumed by the mystery of a living JFK sequestered in Upper Manhattan, in hidden luxury. Ultimately Emma must uncover forces behind fierce pride and undying desire.