Bewildered by the mysterious death of an apartment building owner, a veteran detective is assigned to the case. Harlan Foster sets out to solve a presumed routine homicide which is intended to make a positive impact on the upcoming election for mayor. Mrs. Johana Belgium, owner of Belgium Building, is thought to have been murdered by someone in the apartment complex. A quarrel or dispute with a tenant is suggested. Unfortunately, Johana’s death proves to be quite the challenge when the body is never recovered. Following her murder, a day later, the parents of a young boy brutally murdered in the apartment building in the same manner. No bodies recovered...only blood and some remnants of burned flesh. The body count mounts, as police officers on the case are also killed.

The city becomes embroiled with the manner in which the police are handling the situation. Pressured by the media, the mayor, and his superior officer, detective Harlan Foster is threatened to be taken off the case, and the F.B.I be assigned to the case. A stubborn and determined Harlan Foster discovers an unsuspecting twist while attempting to bring down the most ruthless killer the city has known. The building is haunted.

As more vital clues surface, it becomes evident to detective Harlan Foster exactly what he is dealing with. Johana’s interest in the supernatural, leads Harlan to a ghost, that lives to endure death in another dimension. Another parallel world known as hell. The punishment it endured is perhaps the highest sentence in hell. Its goal is to substantiate enough souls in our world to give it enough strength to completely escape its bond and create havoc on the living. It can only appear in our world for a short time, then it must return to its watchtower in the other world. The mystery climaxes when Harlan comes face to face with the Death Watcher and discovers there is a way to conquer the beast. He must enter hell, to release Johana’s spirit kept in a coffin in the watchtower.