Max Ford is stuck in an alternative dimension, desperately trying to find his old dimension-jumping car so he can get back home. To secure food and a place to stay he takes on a low-paying job as janitor in a school in Batesville, Alabama, where strange incidents involving students who fall into a coma or are scarred by a mysterious creature demand his attention. He focuses on a new female teacher from New Jersey who has her own strange secrets. Is she an ally or an enemy? The answer to that question could decide whether Batesville remains standing or will be reduced to rubble by the end of the night.