An unscheduled tourist stop on the tropical island of Palagua ignites a cascade of events that threatens to exterminate the entire native Huapi tribe. "Where Did This Come From?" is a story that could be behind today's headlines. It starts innocently enough, with a mesmerizingly beautiful jewel given to American Joe Vera by the Huapi chief. When an American toy company discovers the mineral and dubs it Crystal Clay, the downward spiral that imperils Vera's sanity and the very existence of the remote tribe that trusted him begins.