A strange and terrifying ability surfaces in investigative journalist Sam Cleave, leaving his associate, Dr. Nina Gould, worried for his health. But Sam is not the one she should be worried about. Nina discovers Sam's psychic talent is not meant to help others - quite the opposite. Somewhere, Sam has contracted a parasite that attacks the brain, facilitating heightened powers of hypnotic suggestion through increased electrical activity in the neurons. In other words: mind control.   

Billionaire explorer David Purdue accidentally steals the wrong relic from under the nose of an old foe, archaeologist Prof. Rita Medley. What he doesn’t know, however, is that her husband, who is always by her side, is part of the mafia family Cosa Nostra and harbors some secrets of his own. Meanwhile, investigative journalist Sam Cleave learns that the daughter of his best friend, MI6 agent Patrick Smith, has been abducted from her home.

During one of the most successful exhibitions in the history of the British Museum, catastrophe strikes. An unexpected seismic anomaly rocks London, causing immense damage to the exhibits on show. One of the damaged artifacts is a male sculpture belonging to collector Dr. James Heidmann's collection of Greek Mythology. Upon investigation, benefactor Dave Purdue and curator Prof. Helen Barry discover that the broken statue had in fact once been a human being. This begs the question as to the origin of its condition, which immediately sparks Purdue's interest.

The discovery of a shipwreck off the coast of South Africa has the academic career of failing lecturer Dr. Billy Malgas back on track. However, he and his assistant decide to keep it a secret until the ship has been salvaged. To aid them with the publicity, Malgas contacts an old acquaintance to film the salvage for a documentary - none other than investigative journalist Sam Cleave.

Dr. Nina Gould is dealing with her illness as best she can - by cutting ties with her two best friends and colleagues David Purdue and Sam Cleave. She takes a contract offer in Hampshire, England, to lecture at a quaint, privately owned college St. Vincent’s Academy of History and Science. There, she meets the dean’s mother who intrigues her with tales of the antique fountain in the courtyard - the Fountain of Youth - reputed to have been the real deal, even sought by the Nazi elite once.