To survive, Clark must discover the secrets of the vortex ... Clark Knowles, first year medical resident at University Hospital attends a fundraiser for abused women and children organized by Ana Lea Andreasen. He is taken by her beauty and sophistication. After she has an accident, he becomes her physician. Because she must travel for the foundation, he offers to feed her cat while she is traveling and they soon fall in love. While Lea's out of town, Clark soon realizes that there is something odd about her old house, and senses a ghostly presence. He finds a 150-year-old pioneer journal and begins to read about the history of the house, and its inherent dangers. Clark becomes trapped in an ancient vortex, and must find the means of escape.