Can the spirit world communicate to people through dreams? The great 20th century mystic Edgar Cayce thought so, and after a lengthy and vivid dream Steven Jacobs would firmly agree. The spirit world reaches out to Steven, seeking to reveal the truth about the circumstances of his grandfather's life and death, which began in The Pale of Settlement in Western Russia, 1900, and ended in Detroit, Michigan, in 1931, two years after the tragic loss of his beloved wife. Steven is the only child of Harry and Carol Jacobs. He grew up in a very volatile home and was never close with his father, but appreciated Harry's hard work, which paid for college and law school. Now a successful criminal defense attorney, Steven has visions in his sleep that are beyond frightening. And his behavior in dealing with the bizarre phenomenon is causing a rift in his marriage to Lisa, a successful fashion designer. Steven welcomes the distraction of defending a man with murdering his wife, and he fervently believes in his client's innocence. But truth can be a rare commodity and lies can crater in a person's soul. The official cause of death for Harry's father at the Eloise Sanitarium in Detroit, 1931 was suicide and Harry would never forgive his father for taking "The coward's way out." When Steven awakes the revelations about his grandparents, in particular grandfather, is shocking. The pervading question is how to tell his father about his parent's lives and deaths. In the end Steven finds the perfect way to convince Harry, and it will astound his father.