A Boise, Idaho, teacher is awakened by a call from a trusted friend. Her twenty-two-year-old son has disappeared while working for a new-age organization led by a self-absorbed guru. With help from a Berkeley, California, police detective, the trail leads through a maze of supernatural encounters. A young man, new to his faith, is put to the test and counts it all joy for the price of reformation that is catalyzed by his suffering. The teacher and the detective become an unstoppable team who fearlessly face down the gates of the demonic realm.