Lawrence Hastings , retired prep school headmaster, has few pleasures in life. One is flying a kite, until this too is spoilt by the intrusions of an irritating small boy.
Joe, the chauffeur to an unnamed South American embassy, enjoys the small perks of privilege his job provides him. When a coup in the country results in the ambassador's recall, his halcyon life is upended.
Alison has suffered Autism since childhood. Now aged 17, her parents take her to see Dr. Mallam for psychotherapy. Alison is tested with Zener cards and he suspects she is a telepathic. Along with Dr. Raeburn they attempt to discover more.
During a séance, a medium writes down complex equations which seem to be the final work of a recently deceased physicist revealing the secret of cold fusion, to the consternation of a rationalistic scientist.
Stones and curses go together. A series of strange events connected with Stonehenge lead Professor Reeve, an Oxford historian, to wonder if this superstition is true.