A New Age Messiah is gunned down on the streets of San Francisco. When Cole Sage is asked to write his obituary, it becomes apparent that something is horribly wrong because the body has disappeared. The faithful believe that he will resurrect. Cynics think it's a hoax. Is Jesse Monday a Prophet, the Second Coming, or something else?
A series of arsonist attacks on Asian businesses sends Cole to the gates of a fiery hell as he falls prey to a Vietnam Veteran who can't put the horror of war to rest. What is his link to Cole Sage? How does all of this tie together?