Russell Walker retreats from the shock of his wife's death by becoming a hermit in the woods of British Columbia. However, it seems the world won't let him escape so easily, for he finds himself thrust into a precarious role as intermediary between a telepath called Smelly-so sensitive he can't stand to be near most people-and Constable Nika, a skeptical police officer who needs Smelly's insight to track down a monstrous serial killer.
