Dr James Gerrard Phelan, a practicing obstetrician/gynecologist, steps into the reluctant role of amateur detective in his first case concerning the mysterious deaths of patients at New Bedford Hospital in rural New Bedford, New Hampshire. It falls to Dr Phelan to assist the authorities with finding who is taking innocent lives at his hospital. Follow Dr Phelan through the convoluted trail that leads to a climactic conclusion involving his own dear family!