One morning Michael wakes up to find his clock showing 74 minutes after the hour. Thrilled more than frightened by this glimmer of the paranormal, Michael guesses at what the clock will do next. He guesses correctly the first couple of times. Humbled by one surprise after another, Michael realizes that the clock has set him a deadline with a person's future hanging in the balance. Now if only he could read the clues that encode his task...