After receiving a letter from a probate judge requesting his presence, Ryan Walker, a thirty-year-old career minded Bostonian professional, returns to a small town in the southern Appalachians. Brandon Springs, the hometown of his murdered parents, had always seemed to him to be a dull little village. However, little is as he remembers from childhood visits to his Uncle Andrew and Aunt Sally. During his return trip to Brandon Springs, he experiences emotional and mental turns which cause him to doubt his sanity. He is haunted by a mysterious fellow even in his dreams. These volatile experiences cause Ryan to reach out for God. Will this attempt bring about the stability he needs, or will he collapse under the reality he finds and the weight of guilt? There are elements of mystery and unexpected twists as the story progresses to a revealing conclusion.