A reporter for the Detroit Free Press finds himself inextricably involved between two organizational factions that are trying to transform the earth and all of humankind. One organization believes the only way to save the planet is to destroy it first. The other organization is working frantically to save the only four children in the world who they believe can bring the earth forth into a more positive environment: a new Planet Eden. How can people who purport to save the world seem to be so unworldly? Which side will be victorious? How did this all start in Detroit?