A young girl, Jamie Swenson, miraculously recovers from an illness and subsequently heals an electrocuted boy. This catches the attention of Cole, who investigates. Jamie has been taken over by Lontoria, a Cyrrhonian prisoner (of the same race as Cole). who escaped from Satrap. She was a political prisoner who thought Zin would give her a second chance on Earth, and she's been attempting to help humanity once she arrived. Zin (passing as a movie producer) wants her to use her powers for his own ends, and the local sheriff is another of the escaped prisoners. Cole is conflicted because he and Lontoria were friends. Meanwhile, the local priest, Father Creighton, believes that ""Jamie's"" powers are God-given, and tries to give her refuge in a church. Zin and the sheriff go after Jamie and Cole intervenes, defeating the sheriff but being fatally wounded by an energy gun Zin employs that was based on Lonotonio's weapon research. Zin is forced to flee and Lonotonio gives up almost all of her