Astronaut Kathryn Voss, sole survivor of a disastrous space shuttle mission, is a distraught mother desperate to reunite with her terminally ill daughter but becomes a wanted fugitive after discovering she possesses an extraordinary gift.

A mysterious woman, a missing child and an ominous past converge on two detectives in this frightening tale.

In a technologically advanced world, all children have robotic best friends called P.A.L.s (Playmate Artificial Life) to give them love and attention. This is the story of a young boy that is forced to leave his childhood behind when Ally, his first pal, is replaced.