For former police officer Jack Whalen, it all started with a visit to his childhood friend, a lawyer, who asks Jack for help in investigating a brutal crime. The family of a world-famous scientist was killed, and the scientist himself disappeared without a trace. But Jack has his own problems. He is haunted by the events of the past, which gave rise to his dismissal from the Los Angeles Police Department. But most importantly, his wife disappeared. And yet Jack agrees to help his friend. He still has no idea that the brutal crime and the disappearance of his wife are connected. And those who come from the darkness bind them...