Der Weg durch den Wald würde den Schulweg deutlich abkürzen, doch kein Kind aus der Gegend würde es wagen, dort entlang zu gehen. Der Pfad führt an einem gruseligen Haus vorbei, in dem ein unheimlicher alter Mann wohnt, der jeden Vorbeikommenden mit mysteriösen Warnungen erschreckt. Es geht das Gerücht um, dass er mit dem Verschwinden mehrerer Kinder vor langer Zeit zu tun hat...

James Clayton, one of the smartest graduates in the country, is just the person Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor, Burke taps him to root out a mole. As the suspense builds in a maze of gripping twists and turns, there are only two things James can count on - he can't trust anyone and nothing is as it seems...

Concert violinist Sydney Wells (Alba) has been blind since she was five, when an accident involving firecrackers damaged her corneas. Now in her mid-20s, she has just undergone a transplant, a risky procedure that is not always successful. When the bandages come off, her sight slowly returns, and everything she sees is a new experience.