A renegade member of the New Orleans Mafia forces Lee Farrell to participate in a criminal scheme involving rare African gemstones, hallucinogenic South American tree frogs, and a Mississippi Gulf Coast casino. Trying to find his origins among the voodoo secrets of the New Orleans French Quarter, Farrell must save his failing marriage while outmaneuvering the mob and the FBI. Is his life being controlled by an ancient curse, or is he being overtaken by the darkness of his own past?