In 1958, six children in the small southern coal mining town of Kimball, West Virginia, formed the Mahotep Synod. Their childhood games were thwarted when their beloved school janitor, George, was murdered in his cabin behind the school. The murder became the first unsolved mystery in their young lives and the children made a pact to find his killer. They grew up and went on to successful careers around the world. Then in February 2000, as the members approached fifty, Briney Slice called a mysterious and unprecedented meeting of the Synod. After all those years, there was something new about George.