Deryl Stephen's uncontrollable telepathic abilities have landed him in a mental health institution, where no one believes in his powers. When intern Johusa Lawson, a student of neuro linguistic programming, comes for the summer, he uses the unique idea of accepting Deryl's reality and teaching him to work with it. As Deryl learns control, he finds his next challenge is to face the aliens who have been contacting him psychically for years--aliens who would use him to further their cause in an interplanetary war.