Tracing the pursuit and ultimately suffering the consequences of Legrand Fordham's absence. A blood relative, Johnathan Fordham, enters into a challenge that few can foresee him overcoming, a challenge in unearthing the truth and locating his lost uncle. Regardless of being without capable means or knowledge, Johnathan is joined by the self important Walpole to perform his duty by any means and at any cost. From newly unearthed and weak past memories the story unfolds in the bleakness of a stormy and isolated countryside. Set deep in a world where science and the supernatural collide. Where hope battles defeat, time constantly runs dry and the target lies constantly astray somewhere unsettlingly in the darkness.