Robert and Joanne Collins only wanted their son, John, to have a better start to life than they both had. A school was recommended to them and the technical facilities at the Milton Academy would have given John a definite advantage when it became time to choose his future career. He desperately wanted to do something in the field of robotics and make the world a better place.

A series of mysterious deaths brings back DI Gerry Daly, with a new sidekick, to investigate. No Witches, Demons or Immortal Serial Killer this time. It's something far more sinister involving a secret organisation bent on world domination... and they are using innocent children with special powers to do it.