Whenever a newspaper report of the medical miracle catches Matt’s eye, he and India go in search of Dr. Hale in the wish he is even more marvelous doctor than magic worker and can cause them to Chronos. But Hale turns out to be an apothecary magician willing to educate the general public about magic.

Their disappointment at not finding Chronos is soon forgotten when Hale is murdered, and Matt becomes a suspect. With Matt’s nemesis Sheriff Payne influencing the investigating detective, India and Matt know they must find the real killer, or risk his independence, and eventually his life.

Time is running out as they hunt for a killer with the capacity of turning medicine into poison having a magic spell, as well while continue the search for Chronos. A search that has to end in success before Matt’s malfunctioning view stops altogether.