In a world consumed by sickness, multinationals are at war: they have found a way to imprint on the thoughts and memories of their employees in order to guarantee their loyalty and prevent industrial espionage. Memory Extractor Frank Paramont has been contacted by George Warwick, his ex-employer, who offers him a mission: neutralize a mortis memoria, a dangerous phenomenon capable of contaminating the subconscious. During the process, Frank has a sudden hallucination... or is it a memory? Sinking steadily deeper into the paranoiac universe of his subconscious, he is plagued by strange visions concerning the death of his wife...
Hunted by the killers of Miguel Beaufort, the man from whom he stole more than fifty thousand dollars, Samuel Johnson is running for his life. When a violent snowstorm hits the country, he seeks refuge in Murton Caves, a tiny locality at the foot of the mountains. Soon, he realizes that the danger there is even worse than the killers on his trail, much worse, and not at all of the same nature. In order to survive, Samuel Johnson must overcome his fears and confront the guardians of a secret that has been haunting the small community for over a century.