The story begins with Henry Baxter, a scientist, who goes in to a Brazilian jungle to find a plant with healing powers but stumbles across a city. Wanting answers to his questions he walks in to a small town where he reveals a wall of silence from the locals. Unable to get answers he leaves with his sketches and notes. Years later he has been brought together with a young married couple and the towns people and together they search for the mysteries surrounding the city. The young married man, Ben, finds and injured lion and helped by the local vet brings the lion back from almost death. The lion returns time and time again when Ben needs him but tragedy isn't far away for all of them. As Ben tries to fight the evil with in the city will he be too late to save his wife and friend? And will it be too late for Ben?
