A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials while picnicking with his girlfriend on a hillside overlooking Jupiter's orbit on the eve of a mission to explore the planet. When he returns, no one believes his story, and he becomes obsessed with finding proof that will convince humanity of the truth of his experience. On his journey to obtain this proof, he begins to uncover profound and unraveling secrets of the universe, ultimately leading to a shocking self-discovery that changes the course of his life and humanity's place in the cosmos.