As the book begins, the reader meets three friends: James, Susan, and Jason. The trio has known each other since birth and grew up participating in the same activities and in the same school classes. They are so inseparable, classmates call them the three musketeers. At the time this story takes place, they are now in their late twenties. A provocative mystery near their town challenges there lifelong friendship and changes their lives forever. This is a story of mystery, loss, love, and a governmental cover up. The three of them set things into motion that will affect them and their surrounding community for years to come as they explore a forbidden area. The events of this mystery will challenge their friendship. We will see how different people deal with the grief and guilt that is spawned from the loss caused by this ordeal. A community is torn apart as atrocities claim the lives of families and friends. This community bands together to find answers that takes them beyond their borders. Unlikely leaders emerge from the chaos to unite the people. The mysterious isolated area that has caused these calamities is not all it is thought to be. Within the walls of this fortress comes allies and friendships that bond both communities together to stop what is happening. The key to this mystery lies in a group of young people from both areas that risk their lives to bring everything into the open.