A tenant has disappeared in a New York slum leaving behind strange original artwork. Gallery owner Ethan Muller can see its brilliance—and money-making potential. When Ethan displays the art the show attracts the attention of the police. Because the subjects of the pictures look exactly like the victims in a long-cold murder case. Ethan has received a letter saying stop stop stop. And the still-missing genius may be the link to a madman—or the madman himself.