In 1925, Guyana, South America, a land full of undiscovered mysteries, Samuel Jordan a prosperous sporting hero accidentally crushes a Morpho Butterfly. Ancient Amerindian folk lore says that killing the Morpho Butterfly invokes a curse. A curse, which will eventually cripple the mind and destroy the soul. Then life for Samuel and his family has to change forever...But how can a beautiful, shy, gossamer creature cause so much pain and destruction in the lives of so many? Or, is the curse simply a metamorphosis of unfortunate life events, which challenges the very soul of the Jordan family in a corrupt, secretive and dangerous society...