James Edward Bowheart. Doctor-in-training, intellectual genius and closet drug addict. He is also the brother to Josie, a sister living in her own world of inner darkness. But is she psychic or crazy? He's not completely certain anymore. All he knows for sure is that her personal demons awaken his own. Then a woman moves into the vacant house next door to his and he's inexplicably drawn to her. Marina is light and laughter to his darkness...