The world of psychiatry is a journey into the nether corners of the mind. To his patients and colleagues Doctor Clifford Cowen represented the highest values of the psychiatric field. All paid homage to the man but one-his friend and colleague, Cindy Pietila. But when Cowen began to unravel, Doctor Pietila, against her better judgment, agreed to take him on as a patient-a mistake that will lead her to expose a brilliant mind tormented by demons she'd never fathomed. If she fails in her treatment, not only will her career be on the line but her life as well.