In the 1400s, a sadistic murderer stalks an English city. When Duke Timothy's daughter is found murdered in her bed, he enlists the help of a wizard's apprentice to solve the mystery. What the apprentice finds is a horror that will haunt the ages. In the 1690s, two apparitions visit a New England woman and tell her that she must kill a murderous judge before he can kill again. In the 1960s, a high school senior has found a bodyguard to protect him from the bully who has terrorized him for years-but at what price? These stories and more are all connected by a lovely red jewel.