Sam's daughter Beth has been unreachable for days. No ransom note arrives, no kidnapper calls. When Beth's exotic roommate Zafina Azziz arrives on their doorstep worried about Beth's whereabouts, Sam turns to his talisman, a small green marble that links him to the spirit of his brother Billy. Whisked between past and present, he discovers a bizarre link between his daughter and a villain who plots deadly revenge against the President of the United States.