In 2052 John and Tereza Allan escape the bonds of their strained marriage by living alternate lives on Weary, the World-Wide Entertainment & Active Resource Utility. When immersed in a created world, with full sight and sound, the experience can almost equal real-life. They find fulfillment in virtual lives filled with great romance and high adventure. And because a popular world can make its creators rich, every type is available, including all the sexual experiences imaginable¿ and some not. But a highly knowledgeable killer murders a distant relative, and the Allans and local police find themselves in a desperate search to identify him before he strikes again. And this compels John to travel on the hidden, dark side of Weary, where horrors wait¿