Julia Whitman and her daughter Jody flee their husband and father’s violence to a doomsday paradise. Julia meets Matthey Haley in New Zealand and falls in love despite her inner resistance. However, the shadows of the past will not let you forget. Julia's ex-husband, Charles, who follows in the footsteps of his wife and daughter, shows up on the island.

Arctic cold and paranoia take their toll as Korean explorers are beset by the same strange occurrences that preceded the disappearance of a British team in 1922.