Philip Corts has a special gift that his best friend, Jake Holdridge won't let him ignore - Philip can "track" lost objects, people and even past lives with his mind. But not all trackings have happy endings, and Philip vows to lay his gift to rest. Now after an absence of nearly three years, a desperate Jake is back with a request that triggers the worst of Philip's nightmares: Would he track for Jake, just this one last time? Philip already has enough to worry about with his first year of college, a scholarship contest deadline and an absentee girlfriend. Is their friendship worth it? Philip must decide: Watch Jake die, or try to save him and risk both their lives