Claudia doesn’t care who Jesus is supposed to be. Her husband Decius has a job to do—kill him. She helps bathe him when he gets home, grasping the scroll that carried his orders. However, when Claudia accidentally swallows some of the blood of Jesus, Decius suddenly dies. Centuries later in Philadelphia, Al Campo’s trying to distance himself from government agencies counting on him to do their dirty work. He unexpectedly saves Eva, a twelve-year-old girl, when he’s almost shot by an assailant chasing her down. She can’t explain much about why she’s totally alone, and she won’t part with her backpack. Al later discovers the scroll she carries as they visit his sick friend—what he can't begin to imagine is its immense power.

Only two things are for certain. Whoever’s after her won’t give up, and Al’s all she has. So it’s a race for survival as he remains her protector. But in the end, who’s protecting whom?