Fifty years ago, four boys discovered a body in the woods of their small western Massachusetts town. The case was never solved, but now a death bed confession brings the long-forgotten mystery back to the front pages.
From the day he was born, a boy has seen auras around everyone he meets, although he has never seen his own. The gift makes him feel special, until he realizes there is a dark side to his ability.
Dr. Simon Taylor, a leader in the field of past-life regressions, meets Billy Wilson, whose regression to the 17th Century has a tragic ending. A week later, the passing of Billy's mother brings him back to his childhood home, where he finds himself caught up in a drama he thought had ended years ago, and he discovers a woman who brings out feelings in him he thought he'd never feel again.
As a fifty-year-old mystery begins to unravel, Simon and Billy become entangled in a web of intrigue, and a long hidden clue is discovered that may cost one of them their life.