Victor, a gtenant in a decaying NY slum, has diappeared, leaving behind countless cardboard boxes filled with strange, original artwork. Gallery owner Ethan can see the artwork's brilliance and its moneymaking potential. Strictly speaking the artwor does not belong to him. But great art demands an audience, and before long Ethan's wildly successful show is being covered by the times - an article that attracts the attention of an ex-police officer. Because gthe subjects of the pictures look exactly like the victims in long cold murder cases. Thebm Ethan reeives a letter saying stop stop stop and the still-missing genius may be the link to the madman or the madman himself.