Can consciousness continue beyond death? That is what Emmy Rayne intends to find out when she uses her astral capabilities to search for the missing residents of Jackson's Hill and her lost love, Lucy. Together with her lab partner, Charlie, she is finally applying their technology to its full potential. It is potential that appears to know no limit. Unfortunately for the scientists, pushing the boundary of human achievement always comes at a great cost. This time, the price may just be higher than either of them is prepared to pay.