When his parents are killed in an accident on his twenty first birthday and with the Civil War looming over the heads of all, young Walter {Wat] Russell sells the grand plantation he was born and raised on and heads west, taking his childhood friend Bill along with him.
Der geheimnisvolle Tod, der die Marquette-Wälder heimsucht, bedroht eine Unzahl unschuldiger Opfer und weist auf einen diabolischen Plan der Fünften Säule hin, den Tony Quinn und seine Helfer aufdecken müssen.
In a decaying town built around a massive underground structure sealed for centuries, rumors swirl about its purpose—treasure, ancient power, or even a doomsday device.