Long after the trauma of her kidnapping leaves her committed to the pediatric psychiatric ward, Caroline Sullivan is suddenly released. She is freed, but not free. Caroline's psychiatrist insists she should be recommitted. Her priest fears that an ancient evil has infested her soul.

Caroline is certain she cannot live with either possibility. Her quest for answers leads her back to her home in Cold Springs, Massachusetts and a chance encounter with her two former best friends William Lane and Daniel Wilson.

William and Daniel reluctantly help her. Soon, she learns the secrets behind the man who kidnapped her and faced off with William and Daniel. They realize too late that the evil they fought in the last days of childhood was the most malevolent spirt in, The Dale.