Lama Rinzen awakens from meditation to find himself reincarnated as a detective on Denver's Colfax Avenue. Immediately he realizes that once again he has been reborn into the Hell Realm-this time charged with finding insurance man Sonny Heller's killer. Rinzen believes finding Heller's killer will lead to the Sacred Dorje, which has eluded the lama for many lifetimes. By finding the Dorje, he will become a bodhisattva, allowing him to lead all sentient beings to Nirvana. But should the Dorje escape his grasp, Rinzen will be forcedto suffer yet another lifetime in Hell, haunted by past demons and his failure to achieve enlightenment.