Author Poe Ballantine investigates the disappearance of a brilliant mathematics professor, who is later found mysteriously tied to a tree and burned beyond recognition.

In an isolated, high-plains community, a brilliant mathematics professor disappears from the local college without a trace. Three months later his body is discovered tied to a tree and burned beyond recognition in the remote hills south of campus. Iconoclastic author Poe Ballantine searches for clues related to the case while reflecting on his own life of wanderlust.—32-20 Productions