In June of 1947 headlines across America reported the sighting of nine UFOs over the Cascade Mountains. Inspired by the news, Oliver Danville hitchhikes west in a fever-dream quest for a possible sign from above that might illuminate his true calling. Chance encounters lead to the creation of “the Seekers”—a collective of outcasts and idealists devoted to creating a society where divisions of race, ethnicity, and sexuality are a thing of the past.One night, after settling into a Long Island suburb, their purpose is suddenly revealed, a stranger emerges, and a horrific crime ensues. In the decades that follow, the perpetrators, survivors, and their children will be forced to face the consequences of what happened.

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