Daniel has begun a quest to discover who killed his parents in 2037, when he was ten. Denise, a friend of Daniel's mother, had been arrested, tried, and convicted. However, in 2052, Daniel receives a diary and an electronic letter from a just-deceased Denise claiming her innocence. Given Daniel's few accomplishments in life, can he possibly resolve this complex cold case?In order to solve the murders, Daniel consults the diaries of Denise and his mother and journeys back to the origins of MaDNet (Manifest Destiny Network), the country's new transportation system. In passing, we note how far MaDNet has come since the '30s. Beyond the quest for the truth about what happened to his parents in the past, Daniel is struggling to bring order and purpose to his life in the present. This is made more interesting, if not more straightforward, by his relationship with Marcia, his tennis teacher and unlikely partner in the investigation.