John Michaels hates people, is insecure and self-loathing and has only one simple wish. All he wants out of life is to meet and marry the woman of his dreams and have a son with whom he has a great relationship. He does not want to win the lottery or become a famous rock star. He just wants a simple, happy life. Johnas wishes seem to be coming true after he marries Ann, his soul mate, and has a son. However, his life starts to spiral out of after he discovers that a baseball card album that has been in his family for years has the power to kill people. By simply placing a personas picture on a certain page in the album, the person will die within twenty-four hours. As the power over life and death goes to Johnas head, he starts to have horrible nightmares and his sanity starts slipping away. We see how the things he talked about with his best friend at 12 years old come to fruition and we see how love, fear, hate, and power allow everything that he has ever wished for since he was a child to slip through his fingers. In the end, John realizes that you should always be careful about what you wish for, because you just might get it.