Steven Wakefield and his family recently moved to the suburbs, and they have been enjoying their life there. All was fine until one night an earthquake shook them. But the night outside the house was quiet, and their neighbors felt nothing. How could the earthquake be localized to a single house?

Days passed and things seemed to return to normal when another earthquake cracked the house. It took Steven's most precious people away as they disappeared in a flash of light, gone somewhere he couldn't reach them. The police suspect murder or kidnapping, as no one vanishes into thin air.

How will Steven deal with the detectives after him, and how will he get his family back?