Professor Michael Branden is intrigued when Enos Erb, an Amish man, claims that his brother, Benny - a dwarf like himself - has been murdered. But Branden's attention is divided when a young
student apparently leaps to her death from the college bell tower. The investigation into the girl's death uncovers links to a controversial genetics study on the effects of inbreeding within
the Amish community - a study in which both Enos and Benny participated.