When Andrew was 6 years old his mother was mysteriously kidnapped and was not seen or heard from again. Until now. Andrew is 17 when his fathers' house burns down and in the ashes and rubble he finds a message hidden in the foundation of the house. The message gives him hope of seeing his mother again and sets him off on his journey of great personal and emotional importance. With his figuratively distant father in even more heartache after the house burns down and being in emotional and financial shambles, will Andrew stay with his father, or follow the illusive message from his long gone mother?