Aleta Praetzel wanted a normal holiday with her family, but her latest prophecy would not allow her that luxury. The morning of Christmas Eve, a vision of ten murders that would take place that night prompted a daunting struggle to save whom she could before time ran out. But where could she start? No apparent connection existed between the victims, all gunned down by a sniper. Or was it snipers? Aleta was not sure. Only if her fellow prophets worked together to solve the challenges that await them could tragedy be averted, yet the oddest obstacle stood in their way. Was the life of a horse so important as to risk the lives of so many, drive some to flee, and leave others dead?